Livestock and Grain Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
After more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot in Nebraska, the cattle feeder who was responsible for the animals’ care has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges he faces in the alleged livestock neglect case.
National Beef, the fourth largest beef packer in the U.S., has announced that the company’s purchase of Iowa Premium has been finalized.
Cattle and beef markets have decreased from April highs with uncertainty in a variety of factors weighing on markets the past month.
Beyond Meat makes plant-based protein and Bill Gates is an investor.
The past several weeks of trading in the fed cattle markets have shown that basis is becoming more important to many than the actual cash price.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture also reported a record amount of beef in freezers or cold storage last week.
Beef has a ‘rough start’ in 2017 as wholesale prices drop.
What is going on with the price spread between retail beef and foodservice?
The owner of a now-closed beef-jerky maker is being sued by the federal government for firing an employee who tried to call 911 to help a co-worker with a severed thumb.