CME update: live cattle futures close lower as supply backlog weighs on industry
09:19 | 24/06/2020
Live cattle futures closed lower on 22 June after the USDA Cattle on Feed report showed supplies and placements above trade expectations, but below marketing estimates.
CME update: live cattle futures continue to rally
22:00 | 10/06/2020
US live cattle futures set a one-week high on 9 June, rebounding from last week’s losses.
Fonterra slashes farmgate milk prices as COVID-19 erodes demand
19:39 | 21/05/2020
New Zealand’s Fonterra issued a statement saying the coronavirus pandemic was, “nothing like we’ve experienced before.
Australia maintains call for coronavirus inquiry as China remains silent on trade talk request
20:10 | 13/05/2020
China has not responded to a request for urgent trade talks after Australia’s agriculture exports were hit with suspensions and tariff threats.
New Zealand’s Fonterra reports 1.4 percent drop in exports to China
19:13 | 01/05/2020
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra’s exports to China, its biggest market, fell 1.4 percent in the first two months of 2020 due to public health measures enacted to curb the coronavirus.
Fonterra’s February milk exports from New Zealand drop 6 percent
20:09 | 01/04/2020
Fonterra reports that its milk exports in February fell by 6.1 percent on lower demand.
CME update: cattle futures dive as erratic trade continues
21:16 | 30/03/2020
US cattle futures tumbled on 27 March as worries of contracting beef demand and fears that COVID-19 could close slaughterhouses intensified.
USDA and US Trade Representative announce progress on farm provisions of the US-China trade deal
10:25 | 26/03/2020
The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related elements of the US-China trade deal.
US cattle futures dive to 10-year low
11:00 | 18/03/2020
US cattle futures fell to their lowest in nearly a decade as traders react to uncertain long-term demand as the coronavirus pandemic progresses.
Cattle market futures rise as export data comes in
22:15 | 05/03/2020
US livestock futures strengthened on 4 March as financial market gains fuelled a recovery from last week's contract lows in the live cattle market.