It remains a remarkable story: the staying power of retail beef demand in the U.S., despite record-high retail prices. And it's depicted in the latest beef demand index calculations from a K-State livestock economist. Dr. Glynn Tonsor ...
Tags: Beef, Agriculture, Food
USDA's February WASDE increased their forecast of slaughter steer prices in 2014 by $2.50/cwt. They now expect the 5 area average for slaughter steers this year will be between $132/cwt and $140/cwt. USDA is predicting 2014 beef production ...
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Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look strong, keeping the fundamentals pretty much bullish. Past that – there's acreage position squaring against corn and ...
Nearly 6,200 cattle men and women are descending on Nashville, Tennessee, this week for the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention. And nearly every one of them got up early on Tuesday to hear from their single biggest customer: McDonald's. Bob ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Weekly export sales were lower than expected, but still more than what's needed to meet USDA projections and it was a good week for shipments. Around ten to fifteen percent of ...
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More than 6,200 cattlemen and women from across the country are registered to attend the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show, which kicked off today at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and fund buying. Weekly export numbers were strong, USDA will probably increase their estimate next week, and there are concerns about weather in key growing areas of South America. There’s been more ...
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US-based National Beef Packing is set to shut its beef processing plant in Brawley, California, due to a drop in supply of fed cattle. The company expects the last day of production at the plant to be 4 April 2013. The closure will ...
Tags: Beef Packing, Food
Do you wonder what local farmers do to ensure the wellbeing of their livestock when it is cold outside? Baby it's cold outside – and it has been for some time. If the future predictions are accurate, this cold is going to be hanging ...
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Eliminating grazing won't reduce the impact of climate change on rangeland, according to nearly 30 scientists in the western United States. The researchers, who work for nine universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, made this ...
Ram Trucks will be promoting youth in agriculture and the National FFA Organization (FFA) with the first ever FFA Day at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show on Thursday Feb. 6, during the Cattle Industry Convention. ...
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National Beef Packing Company announced today that they will be closing their beef processing facility in Brawley, California in early April. The closure is the result of tight margins due to declining cattle numbers. The plant employs ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look good, but China's celebrating their New Year, which could take them out of the market for a while. However, while there ...
Alberta's cattle see their feed change rapidly throughout their growth cycle. Milk and fresh grasses give way to stockpiled forages or dry hay and grain as the calves grow. The feed shift is compounded by other unique challenges for ...
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Cattle producers across the country face new challenges as the cattle market reaches new heights. Even though feed and fertilizer are less expensive than in years past, the cost of many agricultural inputs is on the rise. To help beef ...
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