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05 December 2019

CME: COF Report Skewed Toward Lower End of Pre-report Estimates
US - Last week, this publication noted that placements in October were rumored to be quite large, but that the "Cattle on Feed" report skewed toward the lower end of pre-report estimates, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

Japan Parliament Approves US-Japan Trade Agreement; Positive News for US
US - On 4 December, the Upper House of the Japanese Parliament approved the US-Japan trade agreement, which will greatly improve access for US red meat in Japan. ...

04 December 2019

US Grain Elevators Facing Tighter Margins, Revenue Pressures in 2020
Grain elevators face significant challenges in the year ahead as they buy basis on corn, soybeans, and wheat at the highest levels seen in years. ...

CME: Beef Retail Activity for W47 Above Last Year's Level
US - The retail feature activity index reported by USDA is publicly available information that tracks the weekly features of retail and some private stores, writes Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

03 December 2019

CME: Beef Prices Slightly Volatile During Holiday Week
US - While beef prices tend to be a bit volatile during the holiday week, they don’t face the same sort of constraints as pork, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

02 December 2019

CME: November Beef Export Shipments, Sales Quite Strong
US - Weekly trade data released from USDA offered a rather positive view of US beef export demand although, as usual, we suggest you pay attention to the detail and understand what these numbers tell us, writes Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division,...

01 December 2019

US-based Dean Foods Bankruptcy Update
Many people will have heard that Dean Foods declared bankruptcy recently and thought about the gallon jug in their refrigerator and wondered what is going on, writes Phillip Durst, Michigan State University Extension...

29 November 2019

USMEF Calls EU Approval of US-EU Beef Agreement 'Outstanding News'
US - On 28 November, the European Parliament voted to approve a plan granting the United States a country-specific share of the European Union’s duty-free high-quality beef quota. ...

28 November 2019

CME: Nebraska Leads States in Beef Export Value
US - USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) publishes state-level export statistics of selected commodities based on farm-cash receipts data, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

27 November 2019

CME: Beef in Cold Storage Declines Relatively to Year Ago
US - According to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc., USDA– NASS released the "Cold Storage" report on Friday, 22 November 2019, for the month of October, stating that beef in cold storage declined relative to a year ago and a month ago....

26 November 2019

CME: Total Inventory of Cattle in Feedlots on 1 November Higher Than a Year Ago
US - In this report we will focus on the cattle on feed report that was released on Friday. USDA also issued the results of its "Cold Storage" survey and we will cover that report in our next update, writes Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

25 November 2019

CME: Total Cattle Slaughter in October Higher Than a Year Ago
US - USDA-NASS published the official October livestock production statistics and the data confirmed what we had gleaned from the various daily and weekly reports - big gains in pork production but only a marginal increase in the supply of beef coming...

22 November 2019

CME: Robust Lean Beef Demand, High Priced Imports Bolster Value
US - Robust demand for lean beef and high priced imports have bolstered the value of beef end cuts and pushed the choice cutout far higher than most expected for this time of year, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

20 November 2019

CME: Notable Increase Expected On Total Feed Supply
US - USDA will publish on Friday the results of its monthly survey of feedlots with +1000 head capacity, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....

19 November 2019

CME: Retail Beef Prices Tracking Above 2018 Prices
US - USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) released the monthly Meat Price Spreads on 13 November 2019. Retail beef (choice) prices have been tracking above last year’s prices each month except August, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division,...

14 November 2019

Why Sustainability?
When the topic of sustainability comes up in conversation in cattle circles, it’s common to see heads shaking. It’s not a topic we like to discuss in our industry – primarily because it’s so often raised with bad intentions and worse information....

Keep a Close Eye on Pregnant Heifers on Wheat Pasture
Wise use of wheat pasture can help Oklahoma producers ensure livestock nutritional needs are met during potentially stressful weather conditions heading into January and February. ...

13 November 2019

US Beef Demand Throwing in a Few Surprises
The reduction in US Choice beef supply relative to Select has resulted in a counter-seasonal high Choice-Select price spread since the summer....

12 November 2019

Are Fall-calving Replacement Heifers Ready for Breeding Season?
Cattle producers who employ fall calving in their herds currently should be making certain replacement heifers to be used in late November are ready. ...

07 November 2019

RaboResearch: Expect Continued Pressure on Corn, Soy, Wheat Prices
The US trade dispute with China and African swine fever are predicted to weigh down soybean price by up to $2.50 per bushel, says RaboResearch. ...

06 November 2019

US Cattleman Tells Senate: American Beef is Climate Change Solution
South Dakota cattle producer Todd Wilkinson today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that contrary to the claims of some environmental and anti-animal-agriculture activists, "American beef production and consumption is a climate change solution."...

29 October 2019

Zoetis and Texas A&M University to Develop Vaccines for Transboundary and Emerging Animal Diseases
Zoetis has signed an agreement with Texas A&M University’s Health Science Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) to establish a facility to accelerate the development of transboundary and emerging disease vaccines --...

22 October 2019

Best by, sell by and use by — what do they mean?
Spoiled milk? Your nose knows better than your eyes....

21 October 2019

Researchers Studying Precision Ranching in US Southwest
Precision ranching is a focus of a new coordinated agricultural project led by New Mexico State University, NMSU, in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo....

17 October 2019

Fall Calving May Yield Higher Returns, Risk and Profitability Evaluated
The vast majority of cow-calf producers in Tennessee and the Southeast using a defined calving season have long favored spring calving; however, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) have evaluated the risk and returns...

16 October 2019

US President Trump Addresses Farmers, Ranchers from Oval Office
US - Working with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), officials from the White House shared remarks from President Donald Trump to US farmers, ranchers, and the agricultural community amid the harvest season....

14 October 2019

Shine Fades on US-China Trade Agreement
The shine fades on US-China trade agreement as grain trading turns mixed, writes Jim Wyckoff, market analyst. ...

Vilsack: Long-range Optimism about US Exports
Despite a lingering trade war with China, U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) President and CEO Tom Vilsack listed reasons today for dairy farmers to be optimistic about the long-term growth of U.S. dairy exports, especially in high-demand markets in the...

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