Markets
A southern Arizona meat distributor is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of pork and beef because they were mislabeled.
Beef prices went down while cattle prices rebounded.
Winter weather has been a factor in beef and cattle prices lately, but it didn’t keep the market down for boxed beef this week.
The past week of poor weather has kept the beef market downs.
Expansion of the beef herd looks to continue while beef production will see a marginal slide.
A new study shows that Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) has not adversely affected trade with Canada and Mexico.
Beef production is looking to increase from original projections, while exports are dropping off a bit.
The picture being painted for 2015 is a market drop off in cattle demand and beef production.
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.
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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.
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.
Record high beef and fed cattle prices are still the norm.
The average weight of cattle slaughtered in the United States is increasing in 2014, as rising prices for cattle and beef, coupled with declining feed costs, have induced growers to feed cattle for longer periods.
Cattle feeders have been fairing alright with higher live cattle prices, but packers aren’t doing so well.
JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat producer, exceeded analysts’ estimates to post record quarterly profit on surging cattle prices and lower feed costs.
Less beef production but prices should continue to rise, according to USDA.
Beef and cattle prices dropped this past week, but it’s still a profitable time to be in the beef industry.
U.S. cattle imports have increased from both Canada and Mexico in 2014, totaling 1.413 million head through August.
Now is the time to consider rebuilding the herd, but holding onto cows could be risky.
Record high feeder cattle prices could make profitability difficult in the coming months.
Cash fed cattle prices reached new record levels Thursday with trades at $170 per cwt.