Livestock and Grain Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
Contrary to arguments made by America’s trade competitors to the WTO, an economic downturn that sapped consumer demand — not COOL — caused decreased demand for cattle imports into to the U.S., according to a new study released today.
Students learn all about meat processing, from harvest to the table, and the public can purchase high quality meats.
Beef byproducts include all edible and inedible items from harvested cattle that are not part of the dressed carcass.
With December totals yet to be recorded, U.S. beef exports already set a new full-year value record of $6.49 billion during the first 11 months of 2014.
A food supplier falsely marketed beef to Muslims around the world for years as meeting strict halal standards, exporting products that weren’t slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law, federal prosecutors allege in a lengthy fraud indictment.
Lower priced gas and more people working is a good thing for beef producers.
Demand for grass cattle has helped keep the price of weaned calves high.
Record high beef and fed cattle prices are still the norm.
Cargill Inc., one of the largest beef processors in North American, is recalling ground-beef products sold in western Canada because of possible contamination with E.coli O157 bacteria.