Chicago | Reuters — COVID-19 cases at a JBS meatpacking plant in Colorado have more than doubled “in a number of days” and a sixth employee died of the virus, […] Read more
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Beef cattle
COVID-19 surges at reopened JBS Colorado beef plant, union says
A sixth worker has died, UFCW local chief says
Cargill to restart High River beef plant Monday
Over 750 workers confirmed with COVID-19
Ottawa | Reuters — Cargill said Wednesday it will start to reopen its beef processing plant at High River, Alta. on Monday after the plant was forced to close down […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly lower as packing-plant woes persist
Backlog concerns drag on cattle
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, setting back from a one-month high set a day earlier in the benchmark June contract as traders […] Read more
Is your calf shy or a risk taker?
Studies confirm different personality traits
Glacier FarmMedia – People working with cattle often recognize different personality types among individuals. There are the friendly calves, the shy ones and the curious types. Research from the University […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs pare gains as Trump plans order to keep meat plants open
Cattle up with wholesale beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a four-week peak on Tuesday on worries about tightening pork supplies as the coronavirus shutters meat processing plants, but the market […] Read more
Trump orders U.S. meat processing plants to stay open
Advocates call for protective equipment for plant workers
Washington/Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the United States, despite concerns about coronavirus outbreaks, drawing […] Read more
Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector
"We have to have less hogs somehow"
Chicago | Reuters — With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets […] Read more
Ontario wants rule-cutting suggestions
Website set up to help businesses during COVID-19 crisis
The Ontario provincial government is looking for areas where it can make changes to rules that will help businesses operate and survive during the COVID-19 crisis. It created a new […] Read more
Klassen: Yearling prices stay sluggish, calves hold value
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 lower; calves and grass cattle were relatively unchanged. Early in the week, the mood was quite depressing; yearlings […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on fears of tightening supplies
Cattle up on rising beef packer margins
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose their daily limit on Monday on fears of tightening domestic pork supplies as the coronavirus pandemic forces slowdowns at slaughterhouses, analysts […] Read more