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Key Cattle Inventory Report to be released Friday afternoon.

The corn crop will dictate input costs for livestock producers, Pro Farmer editor Chip Flory says.

Report is viewed as bullish and points to a cycle high in 2013.

USDA will release report on Friday afternoon.

Report should lift live cattle futures on Monday.

Group sees 45% increase in beef exports to Japan in 2013 compared to 2012 levels.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

Focus turns to mending drought across the western Corn Belt.

But maintaining clear records and establishing a good relationship with a banker still help operators win financially, says Stephen Hatz, senior vice president at Bank of the West.

Prices of both corn and soybeans should be well supported until rationing has been confirmed.