TheBeefSite Latest News: United States
26 August 2020

US live cattle futures settled lower on 25 August, pressured by signs of weakness in the cash markets....
25 August 2020

The Trump administration will provide an additional $1 billion to a federal programme that provides food to American families dealing with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic....

US live cattle future sank on 24 August as the market felt pressure from a USDA report showing that cattle supplies were bigger than expected....
24 August 2020

Advisory service Pro Farmer says that chances of a record US corn crop have been dashed after severe derecho storm....

US live cattle futures fell on 21 August on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the USDA’a Cattle on Feed report....
21 August 2020

US live cattle futures fell on 20 August as consumer purchases of beef ahead of the Labour Day weekend slowed....
20 August 2020

Cattle feeders choose distillers grains in feedlot diets as an inexpensive alternative to corn and soybean meal. ...

CME live cattle futures firmed on 19 August as boxed beef prices gave support ahead of the upcoming Labour Day holiday weekend....
19 August 2020

US feeder cattle futures strengthened on 18 August while live cattle futures remained flat....
18 August 2020

US live cattle futures stepped back on 17 August in profit taking ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report....
17 August 2020

The US state of Iowa is seeking about $4 billion in disaster aid after a major storm tore across the Midwest on 10 August....

CME live cattle futures continued their rise on 14 August, supported by increasing beef prices and expectations of sustained meat demand before the Labour Day weekend....
14 August 2020

CME live cattle futures continued their rally on 13 August, holding to a nearly six-month peak in prices as exports to China grew....

Read the latest global beef industry updates from Jim Wyckoff. ...

The Trump Administration’s COVID-19 relief package has disproportionately gone to large corporate farms – with the top 10 percent of farms receiving 60 percent of state aid, while the bottom 10 percent claiming 0.26 percent of funds....
13 August 2020

CME live cattle futures reached a five-month high on 12 August while feeder cattle futures neared a six-month peak, bolstered by increasing boxed beef prices....
12 August 2020

US farmers impacted by the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis have been granted more time to apply for aid from the federal government....

CME live cattle futures rose on 11 August, bolstered by increasing beef prices....
11 August 2020

A bipartisan groups of 13 US Senators have asked the US Trade Representative to remove the 25 percent tariffs on food, wine and spirits from the EU....

CME live cattle futures rose on 10 August as the cash market strengthened and packers signalled a pick-up of slaughter rates....
10 August 2020

28 farm groups in the United States have asked the US Department of Agriculture to extend the deadline for farmers to apply for COVID-19 assistance payments....
08 August 2020

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released a sources sought notice in hopes of gathering information on the supplies of test kits for major livestock diseases. ...
07 August 2020

Two senior Republican senators from leading farm states are at odds over legislation aiming to make cattle markets more transparent....

Understanding cattle personality may help keep rangeland productive, sustainable Do you ever wonder why sometimes one, lone cow stands munching grass on a hillside while her fellow cattle graze in groups below?...
06 August 2020

US live cattle futures steadied on 5 August as investors were unwilling to push the market above recent surges due to high cattle supplies....
05 August 2020

US live cattle futures sank on 4 August, reversing five straight sessions of gains....
04 August 2020

US live cattle futures continued their winning streak on 3 August, as fund buying sparked the gains to expected strength in the cash markets....

USDA's Agricultural Innovation Agenda must reflect the challenges farmers face. ...