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Ag Economist Outlines Market Trends

With recent downsizing in the U.S. cattle industry linked to a lack of profitability, agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor encouraged beef producers to heed recent data indicating why demand has softened and how it might be improved. "The weak U.S. economy has hurt beef demand over recent quarters," said Tonsor, who spoke March 5 at Kansas State University´s 2010 Cattlemen´s Day. Tonsor is currently on faculty at Michigan State University, but will join K-State´s faculty in April....

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