Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report, released after […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Live cattle slide ahead of USDA report
Lean hogs pull back from gains
Eastern Cargill plant taps into sustainable beef
Cargill’s Guelph plant is now ready to supply certified sustainable beef and the company hopes to grow that value chain
Glacier FarmMedia – Cargill says it is on its way to opening up Eastern Canada for its certified sustainable beef supply chain. The company says its Guelph processing plant had […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up as slaughter pace reaches pre-COVID levels
Pre-Labour Day buying winds down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained on Thursday as slaughter rates returned to levels not seen since processing plants closed from COVID-19 outbreaks among workers […] Read more
B.C. ag ministry to take over regulation for on-farm slaughter
Class D- and E-licensed sites to move to ag ministry oversight
British Columbia is set to consolidate all provincial-level meat inspection duties into its agriculture ministry — including the regulatory oversight for on-farm slaughter work. The province announced Wednesday that all […] Read more
Newfoundland to revamp ag oversight in shuffle
MHA Elvis Loveless to handle ag and fisheries files
Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier plans a “realignment” for several of the provincial government’s departments — including a slightly different home and a new minister for the agriculture file. Dr. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures firm on wholesale strength
Hogs up as slaughter outpaces year-earlier period
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Wednesday as boxed beef prices offered support ahead of the upcoming holiday weekend, traders said. “It’s the main […] Read more
New finance minister Freeland no longer to spearhead U.S. relations
Ottawa | Reuters — Chrystia Freeland will no longer be in charge of spearheading diplomatic relations with the United States now that she is Canada’s new finance minister, three government […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures pull back on shaky demand
CME October live cattle remain flat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slid on Tuesday as traders eyed large seasonal hog supplies against uncertain domestic consumption and weak exports. CME October lean […] Read more
Klassen: Yearling demand remains firm
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings fresh off grass traded steady to $2 higher; backgrounded yearlings were relatively unchanged. The calf market was too thin to quote. Major feedlot […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle step back after eight-session climb
Hog sector seen having 'curbed expansion'
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures pulled back on Monday in profit taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report at the […] Read more