John Nalivka

John Nalivka is the president of Sterling Marketing, Inc., which provides economic research and market advisory services to the livestock and meat industries. He became affiliated with Sterling in 1991 as executive vice president and he has owned the company since 1994. Nalivka serves clients across the red meat supply chain from producers to end-users.

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The sale price of many western ranches is often not linked to their ability to support cattle production with quality forage and water resources, but rather their beauty and recreational benefits.
Making a case for changes to USDA’s Cattle on Feed surveys that could improve accuracy and help reduce industry price volatility.
Record prices bring consumer demand to the forefront, particularly in an inflationary economy where consumers are financially pinched and we must remember demand includes both the willingness and the ABILITY to buy.
The Bureau of Land Management will soon implement a new rule to identify areas of public lands that need restoration and develop a strategy accordingly. What could go wrong?
USDA reports are not an exact science of data collection and should not be treated as such. We have to take the information from all reports, reported and/or surveyed, and use it accordingly in our analysis.
Successful ranchers understand the importance of matching their cow herd to the resources available on their ranch and in their environment.
The economic environment of both the beef and pork industries has changed. Capacity utilization for both beef and pork has a significant impact on margins and the market impact goes beyond supply and demand.
Ranchers should be concerned about policies that infringe on public land grazing and limit use of a valuable resource in the name of climate change.
The beef market has become increasingly dependent on consumer demand – consumers who are both willing and able to continue purchasing beef at higher prices.
The demand side of the equation has become increasingly crucial to the market’s performance as the per capita beef supply will decline in response to tighter cattle numbers.