Reading Time: < 1 minute JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, said cattle remain scarce and expensive in the U.S., dampening the outlook of its beef business in the country where the company derives most of its sales.
Brazil’s JBS bullish despite challenging outlook for US beef business
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures made gains on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hogs and Pigs report, due Thursday.
Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.
Ottawa may deregulate the ag sector
Deregulation in the feed sector is seen as a response to tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Any reduction in paperwork or improvement in approval times is welcome news in Canada's feed sector.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures mostly lower
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures dropped on Monday while cattle futures edged downward.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures rose, then plummeted to end the day down as the USDA released its Cattle on Feed report.
Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations
U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have more than doubled folowing transition from NAFTA to CUSMA
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle contracts continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s cattle on feed report, due Friday.
Transition to drought expected to be swifter this year
Fractions of a degree of change in ocean tempartures impacts weather patterns for ag producers in caring for their livestock and crops
Reading Time: 4 minutes Agriculture across the globe is closely linked to La Niña and El Niño when it comes to setting the weather stage for the next growing season.
Tariff threats called part of U.S. race with China
U.S. president’s actions are also seen as a possible negotiation tactic in upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement talks
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tariff threats against Canada and Mexico are part of a bigger struggle that the United States is in with China, says Christian Lawrence, a senior-cross asset strategist with Rabobank.
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