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Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

By Reuters 5 hours ago

Tyson Foods will close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 5 hours ago

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Friday, pressured by the removal of United States tariffs on Brazilian beef announced Thursday. The 40-per cent tariffs were removed by the White House to bring down beef prices and should result in Brazilian beef moving into the U.S. once again. Talk that the U.S. […] Read more

Contributed file from a 2018 study called Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Transmission: A comparison of Incriminated Vectors, by Paula Rozo-Lopez, Barbara S. Drolet and Beline Londono-Renteria

Livestock, News

CFIA suspends U.S. imports after Vesicular Stomatitis Virus outbreaks in Arizona

By Diana Martin 1 day ago

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) temporarily suspended U.S. imports from regions with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)outbreaks, impacting cross-border horse, swine, and ruminant movement.

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide under pressure from weak cash prices

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled under pressure from weakness in the cash market on Wednesday, traders said. Lean hog futures rebounded after sliding on Tuesday to their lowest level in about seven months. In the cash market, cattle traded at mostly $228 per hundredweight in southern […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Special coverage

Workers at Maple Leaf’s Lagimodiere plant in Winnipeg give overwhelming strike mandate

By Alexis Kienlen 3 days ago

Workers at the Maple Leaf Consumer Foods plant on Lagimodiere Boulevard in Winnipeg, voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike mandate on Nov. 15.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Beef demand uncertainty weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen 3 days ago

For the week ending November 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $8-$10/cwt below values from seven days earlier. The cash market held value early in the week as the feeder cattle futures experienced a fortuitous bounce. However, weaker feedlot margins and longer term uncertainty regarding beef demand resulted in a softer tone in the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

By Geralyn Wichers 4 days ago

Chicago cattle futures opened lower before rebounding to close up on Monday. Lean hog futures settled on either side of unchanged. “Friday’s announcement on tariff reductions towards Brazil was seemingly blown out of proportion,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. “I could not understand why such a lower opening on a 10 per cent reduction of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

November 14, 2025

Chicago cattle and hog futures made modest gains on Friday after the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) since the the U.S. government shut down on October 1. Most-active February live cattle futures rose by 0.575 cents to close at 219.525 cents a pound. December contracts settled at 219.150 cents […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

By Ana Mano, Reuters, roberto-samora November 14, 2025

JBS, the world’s largest meat company, reported a net profit fall in the third quarter in spite of a rise in global net sales amid a still-challenging beef market environment in the U.S., according to an earnings statement on Thursday.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm November 13, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as a lack of fresh news continued to weigh on values. The December live cattle contract dropped 6.275 cents per pound at 219.000 cents. Feeder cattle fell 9.025 cents in the January contract at 318.450 cents per pound. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported […] Read more

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