BEEF
Kansas animal losses may reach thousands, livestock group says.
Meat producers may lose as much as 10% of market share.
Major importers have imposed restrictions on Brazilian meat.
So much for the winter blues. It’s been so balmy across part of the U.S. that Americans have been firing up their grills at a time that’s usually better suited to sipping hot cocoa.
Since the beginning of the year, the national drought picture has dramatically improved, but there are still problem areas in parts of the central and southern Plains.
Longer days on feed lead to heavier carcass weights and quality
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, traveled to the U.S. late last week. This comes after President Donald Trump shot down the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a deal many in agriculture believe would have opened up doors to U.S. trade between 12 countries on the Pacific rim, including Japan.
Given market fundamentals of supply and demand, it would appear cattle are being undervalued in today’s market.
The annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show was held Feb. 1-3 in Nashville, Tenn. Industry leaders talk about the health of the overall beef industry.
The cattle industry is gathering in Nashville for its annual National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) convention, discussing issues like trade and Washington policy as the new administration is already hard at work.
Beef has a ‘rough start’ in 2017 as wholesale prices drop.
What is going on with the price spread between retail beef and foodservice?
Social media videos featuring R-CALF are short on facts in the ongoing debate on country of origin labeling and beef trade.
The owner of a now-closed beef-jerky maker is being sued by the federal government for firing an employee who tried to call 911 to help a co-worker with a severed thumb.
Beef is on the menu at the presidential inauguration.
Retail beef prices have come up in the past month, but they are down from last year.
Beef cold storage reaches record marks.
More than 75 locations in northeastern Oklahoma participating, while the chain first began trials in Dallas-Fort Worth area locations.
During the election cycle, there was a lot of talk about trade and renegotiating NAFTA. Within days after President-elect Trump was declared the winner, leaders from Canada and Mexico expressed interest in fresh talks to renegotiate the trade act.
For most of his life, Bob Foote, owner of Foote Cattle Company in Kansas, has been in the cattle feeding business. Volatility is nothing new to him, but 2016 has been one of his most challenging years yet.
USDA has increased its forecast of U.S. beef production.
The beef business is a long-term business, and producers need to gauge their production against solid indicators that can help them set or modify production goals.
News that U.S. beef and cattle prices hit record high prices early in the new year is a good sign for producers and even some consumers.
The live cattle market should begin creeping up the next several weeks as it searches for its fall high which precedes the holiday season.
With three-quarters of 2016 nearly in the books, we see continued expansion of the beef cow heard and continued increases in beef production.
It is abnormal for live cattle prices to continue finding new summer lows this late in the summer.
Lower finished cattle prices continue to produce red ink for most cattle feeders which continues to drain equity.
High feedlot placements in the spring might mean more beef in cold storage and lower cattle prices.
The questions abound if prices are going to continue to strengthen or if they will falter heading into the fall of the year. The answer is different depending on the weight class and management provided to those animals.
The average price of choice beef at retail was $6.20 per pound during June.