Paul Dykstra

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Beef has built a rapidly widening price gap over competing meats in the grocery store. This trend has become increasingly pronounced since the early 2000s, but as beef supplies have tightened over the past three years, the pace of the widening price disparity has accelerated.
Utilization is key to Prime success.
Season demand shifts carcass values.
Wrapping up 2025 and looking to 2026.
Big shifts in Quality Grades.
Tracking premiums to the source.
Shifting markets and quality as the hedge.
Market swings and heavy lifting ahead for cutout values.
Cash prices setting new records.
Carcass weights at it again.