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When a plant increases operational capacity, there is an increase in total industry capacity which in turn has economic ramifications through the cattle cycle as the inventory is expanded or liquidated.

Livestock auctions have been a source of economic opportunity and community morale for decades, and this year auctions continue to invest in the health and longevity of their communities.

The 2021 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, which attracts 1.2 million guests, exhibitors and competitors, has been cancelled in a unanimous decision by the executive committee.

China has suspended imports from an OK Foods poultry plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, because of coronavirus cases among workers, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council said on Tuesday.

Hedging opportunities for cattle marketed into the beginning of next year are becoming more attractive.

Value-added programs don’t necessarily add value to a set baseline price. Rather, they begin by removing some of the discount (risk) that buyers assume exist.

This year’s Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show got underway Wednesday in New Orleans.

Here is your weekly grain and livestock market outlook and review for Nov. 25 from the economic experts at Doane Advisory Services.

African swine fever (ASF) could be the biggest event in animal protein for years, as the devastating disease spreads beyond China’s borders.

Host Chip Flory talks with Christine McCracken, Executive Director, Animal Protein for RaboAgriFinance, who explains additional slaughter capacity in the U.S. should help the hog market continue the price recovery