Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago hog futures fell on Tuesday while cattle futures ended the day mixed. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 226.950 cents a pound, up 0.275 cents. April live cattle settled up 0.200 cents at 226.900 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled down 0.150 cents at 335.500 cents per pound. March contracts […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink, cattle mixed
Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on fed market recovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Many cattle feeders on both sides of the border believe that the fed cattle market will trade back up to historical highs in the second quarter of 2026. This positive sentiment along with year-end buying resulted […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower Monday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower Monday, seeing a modest correction to start the week after rising in early December. The February live cattle contract lost 0.475 cents per pound at 226.675 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.875 cents in the March contract at 330.425 cents per pound. An estimated 600,000 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a three-week high and feeder cattle hit their highest level in five weeks on Friday as cash prices rose and demand improved from meatpackers, brokers said. The markets advanced for the fourth consecutive session as prices recovered from a steep slide that began in October after […] Read more
Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak
Reading Time: 2 minutes A research centre outside Barcelona will be investigated after Spain’s Agriculture Ministry said a recent swine fever outbreak could have been caused by a laboratory leak.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices levelling as demand wanes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soft demand has feed grain prices levelling off, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, Alta.
Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist
Reading Time: 2 minutes Darren Vanstone explains the process of reframing animal agriculture through advocacy and activism at the Human Canada One Health One Welfare Conference.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago livestock futures marched upward on Wednesday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Tuesday, with cold temperatures hitting the northern U.S. Plains and Corn Belt lending some support to the futures. The February live cattle contract gained 4.875 cents per pound at 220.005 cents. Feeder cattle were up 8.800 cents in the January contract at 329.875 cents per […] Read more
EU vets in Barcelona for swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine
Reading Time: 2 minutes A task force of EU vets specializing in epidemics began work in Barcelona on Tuesday to help contain an African swine fever outbreak as Spain said the number of wild boars found infected with the virus rose to nine.
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