The contract library bill requires beef packers to provide details of the types of forward contracts they use for purchasing fed cattle.
Fri October 22, 2021
The company cited a range of factors including COVID.
Fri October 22, 2021
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" indicator is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri October 22, 2021
September Beef Production Down 2 Percent from Last Year
Thu October 21, 2021
The bipartisan bill would establish a cattle contract library within USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
Thu October 21, 2021
Net sales for the week were just 7,800 MT, a 50% decline from the pace of the last four weeks.
Thu October 21, 2021
Much of the West remains in drought, and all eyes are on the series of Atmospheric Rivers hitting the region, which could bring beneficial precipitation.
Thu October 21, 2021
This inventory situation reflects a slower processing rate as well as robust placements in the last three months.
Wed October 20, 2021
The case of BSE, known as “mad cow” disease, was detected in a 14-year-old animal in Bavaria, the OIE said, citing a report from German authorities.
Wed October 20, 2021
USDA veers away from ‘Agriculture’
Tue October 19, 2021
The national average August price for alfalfa hay was up 20.5 percent and other hay up 13.4 percent compared to last year.
Mon October 18, 2021
The beef cow number on January 1, 2022 is estimated to be 1.5% to 2.5% lower than January 1, 2021
Fri October 15, 2021
For only the third time in U.S. Drought Monitor history, more than 40% of the lower 48 states have been in drought for over a year.
Thu October 14, 2021
Steak could become a champagne-type luxury because beef isn’t climate friendly to produce, the head of Europe’s top meat processor said.
Thu October 14, 2021
Consumer prices rise at 5.4% yearly pace in September and stay at 30-year high. Higher gas prices are contributing to the biggest increase in U.S. inflation in 30 years.
Wed October 13, 2021
Businesses and industries wrestle with perhaps the worst supply chain bottlenecks to date.
Wed October 13, 2021
The combination of a record number of people quitting and fewer people looking for work compared to pre-pandemic times likely means more struggles ahead for U.S. businesses.
Tue October 12, 2021
Fed cattle prices for 2021 are lowered on current price movements and relatively large supplies of fed cattle. However, the 2022 price forecast is raised on tighter expected supplies of cattle.
Tue October 12, 2021
Caution is especially necessary after a killing frost.
Tue October 12, 2021
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