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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) hasn’t released its November numbers past October due to the government shutdown. If they’re anything like October’s numbers, then they could be record-shattering.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) hasn’t released its November numbers past October due to the government shutdown. If they’re anything like October’s numbers, then they could be record-shattering.

Expect shifting slaughter patterns.

Beef production could be at an all-time high as herd expansion continues after beef producers experience their second most profitable year in history in 2017.

Cow herd expansion countines, while more fed cattle move through packers that are bottle necked by fewer workers and not enough rail capacity.

The beef cattle herd could expand in 2016. On Jan. 29, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the annual Cattle Inventory Report and the national herd count is expected to see an increase.