Archive for the "cattle prices" Tag

Senators Jon Tester of Montana and Chuck Grassley of Iowa introduced a bill Wednesday that would require large domestic beef processors to […]

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the beef supply chain, namely in the seamless realignment between producers and processors, as evidenced by […]

Massive snowfall over the weekend in the west and front range of the Rocky Mountains, tornado activity in parts of Texas and […]

Such measures have been discussed in the industry — even proposed in previous legislation — for months, and now two senators have […]

The U.S. cattle herd is smaller than it was a year ago and that trend’s expected to continue through 2021, and though […]

Row crop farmers are expected to plant a lot of acres this spring in an effort to capture value from rallying grain […]

In its latest Cattle on Feed report released this week, USDA pegged total domestic feedlot inventory at 12.0 million head as of […]

Beef packer margins have declined 33% in the last week, with per-head profits at the plant now around $332 compared to close […]

A strong packer margin as producer profits remain slim has prompted federal officials to revisit rules governing marketing practices in the Packers […]

Packers have kept a lid on the cash cattle market recently, while maintaining strong profit margins as boxed beef prices continue to […]