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Tyson Fresh Meats said early Monday the construction and repairs to its Finney County beef complex are nearing completion.
Jeffries Financial Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its remaining 31% interest in National Beef to Marfrig Global Foods SA.
Strong wholesale beef prices keep packer margins solidly profitable and encourage packers to be aggressive participants.
When the topic of sustainability comes up cattle circles, it’s common to see heads shaking. It’s not a topic we like to discuss – primarily because it’s so often raised with bad intentions and worse information.
Crowd Cow, the online meat company, is partnering with Midan Marketing to study consumers’ behaviors when purchasing meat.
Beef cow slaughter in 2019 will be the highest relative to the overall cow herd since 2013, and suggests tighter supplies in 2020 and higher overall prices.
Packers were still hunting front end cattle late last Friday, knowing that feeders would have their sights set on a higher December board for the trade this week.
Last month your industry launched a program to help counter the environmental and animal welfare concerns by highlighting how cattle are raised under BQA guidelines.
Imagine how valuable a technology could be in your animal health program that provides a daily list of calves not visiting the feed bunk or water tank in the last 24 hours.
A new campaign kicked off in October that brings the BQA program to life by highlighting how farmers and ranchers across the country raise cattle under BQA guidelines.
Cash cattle markets pushed higher as November began, supported by an ongoing rally in CME live cattle and packer demand for supplies headed into the holiday season.
Boxed beef prices increased about ten percent over the month of October into early November, a significantly higher increase than the normal seasonal bump.
Proposed legislation claims the lack of a federal definition of beef or beef products has created “opportunity for marketplace confusion and consumer fraud,” say the bill’s authors.
America’s four largest beef packers face another lawsuit claiming antitrust violations since 2015, this one filed by a California distributor seeking treble damages.
Cash fed cattle sold $1 to $2 higher, but yearling feeder cattle sold uneven at auction with steer and heifer calves trading $1 to $4 lower.
Friday’s USDA cattle on feed report pegged heifer numbers at 39.1 of feedlot inventories, the highest percentage in more than 18 years, and year-to-date heifer slaughter is up more than 7%.
Beef packers continued to show signs that they still need cattle to meet the demand of their customers and paid higher prices last week.
Research supports fat as part of a healthy diet and consumers are demanding high-quality beef, and the beef industry has seen a rebound of grade because of increased emphasis on genetics, says Dale Woerner, Texas Tech.
The Beef Industry Long Range Plan is updated every five years to identify key areas to advance beef demand and help the industry focus on one strategic direction.
Cash cattle markets backed up last week from a steady upward movement due to a boiler explosion, and the three days of unexpected downtime at Cargill’s Dodge City plant.
Cattlemen sought relief from devastating cattle markets following the August fire at a Kansas packing plant.
Following an explosion Oct. 17, Cargill says it is sending live cattle to other facilities but expects its Dodge City cattle receiving operations to resume early next week.
Cargill’s Dodge City, Kan., beef processing facility was back online Monday morning after an explosion on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.
Consumers will soon learn how beef farmers and ranchers take to care of their animals to produce high quality beef in a new promotion and advertising campaign about the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.
Cattle feeders continue to take advantage of the advancing cash market, with higher sales in all regions last week.
Cargill says it closed its Dodge City beef packing and processing facility on Thursday after an explosion injured two employees.
CAB growth credited to “an entire community of Angus farmers, ranchers and feeders being extremely intentional over several years in the way they breed, raise and care for their cattle with a focus on quality.”
While fed cattle supplies remain historically large, they are set to decline moving forward. Seasonal supplies will be at their peak in the first quarter of 2020.
Agricultural markets will be impacted by world population growth, economic growth and the expanding middle class, African Swine Fever and the development of alternative proteins.
Citing concerns about foreign ownership of U.S. companies, two U.S. senators have asked Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to open a formal investigation of JBS SA.