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Expert analysis of USDA’s Cattle on Feed report and what it means to producer marketing.
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Unemployment and other factors are impacting the cattle futures market this week.
As the week ends, bears have the technical market momentum as live cattle futures prices fade, says Julianne Johnson, ProFarmer Senior Market Analyst.
The last few weeks live cattle futures prices have dropped from the upper $90s to the lower $90s following Memorial Day, typically a time when retailers are expected to move more beef.
As the week ends, bears have the technical market momentum as live cattle futures prices fade, says Julianne Johnson, ProFarmer Senior Market Analyst.
Unemployment and other factors are impacting the cattle futures market this week. But beef movement remains strong coming off theMemorial Day holiday, although Choice beef values decline but remain still historically strong
The cattle futures market has corrected itself with a slight downturn. That correction is temporary say market analysts, and it shouldn’t dissuade cattle feeding investments.
The mechanized poultry system is the biggest challenge facing the cattle industry, so part of me thinks it’s OK their practices come under scrutiny. If cheap meat is bad, you’ve got to figure beef is a more “ethical” choice than poultry.
The election is right around the corner and if anyone associated with either campaign has promised anything to the cattle industry,
What lies ahead for the cattle industry?
There are many advantages to be gained by cooperatively feeding and marketing cattle.
There was some red during the trading day on Tuesday, but in general the cattle markets have remained strong since Oct. 23.
As grain prices remain fairly stagnant, momentum is gaining in the cattle complex. Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are on fire this week after hitting contract highs. It’s the livestock sector carrying agriculture’s balance sheet the latter half of 2017 - a trend that could continue to wrap up the year.
What should have been good news for the grain and oilseed markets ended up having the opposite effect as we ended the week down, sharply down some cases says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Buying grain to feed livestock can be expensive, but there are ways to protect your risk and reduce market volatility.
Cattle markets are continuing to stay interesting, and producers might have found some footing.
Fireworks are often reserved for Independence Day on July 4th, but for cattle markets they help describe meteoric rises and sudden bursts in prices.
Wild weather in the Corn Belt in the beginning of the month flooded freshly planted fields and dumped inches of snow on Kansas wheat. Farmers were expecting to see a bump in prices, but failed to see any reaction in the markets.
Brazil was plunged back into a political crisis reminiscent of last year’s impeachment saga following reports that President Michel Temer was embroiled in an alleged cover-up scheme involving the jailed former speaker of the lower house of Congress.
Demand is leading the charge in livestock markets, says Naomi Blohm of Stewart-Peterson.
CME cattle futures followed Thursday’s limit up trading with solid gains again in action Friday. The nearby October contract closed up $2.12 at $101.15.