Livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes A flock of British Columbia ostriches set to be culled after two dead birds tested positive for avian flu has been granted a last-minute stay of execution from Canada’s highest court - for now.
B.C. ostrich flock cull paused amid U.S. push to save them
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U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The question is if producers expanded […] Read more
Cassidy Klima named Animal Health Canada executive director
Reading Time: < 1 minute Animal Health Canada has announced Cassidy Klima as its new Executive Director.
Klassen: Feeder market slips off record highs
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending September 20, Western Canadian feeder markets traded steady to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. There were pockets where quality calf packages traded $10-$15/cwt below prices from the prior week. The October feeder cattle futures have been trading at $15/cwt premium to the deferred March 2026 contract. This inverse in […] Read more
Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.
Mexico confirms case of New World screwworm in northern state, USDA says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, less than 70 miles (113 km) from the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. The report came out after the markets closed, with placements in August down 10 per cent on the year at 1.78 million head and marketings […] Read more
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lower U.S. corn prices and a slow Canadian barley harvest were affecting Western Canadian feed prices on Sept. 17, 2025.
Beijing urges top hog producers to cut output, state media says
Reading Time: < 1 minute China has called on its top hog producers to “take the lead” in cutting output, state-run Shanghai Securities News reported on Thursday, as the country battles a supply glut and sluggish consumer demand in its massive pork sector.
Top global meatpacker JBS prepares for drop in cattle for slaughter in 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian meatpacker JBS is prepared for a likely shift in the country’s cattle cycle that could lead to reduced availability of animals for slaughter next year. Brazil’s beef exports to the U.S. are expected to drop further.
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