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Cow Slaughter Numbers Up From A Year Ago
published: May 14th 2013 by: Dr. Tom Troxel/Dr. Michael L. Looper source: University of Arkansas Extension
Coming into this year, the expectation was for U.S. cow slaughter to trend lower, with some forecasts calling for a double digit decline in U.S. cow slaughter rates. After all, record high cattle prices, a shrinking cow herd and lower calf numbers and improving cow-calf profitability were expected to provide an incentive to limit the number of female bovines coming to market and possibly encourage some heifer retention....
Prices Have Time To Rebound
published: May 3rd 2013 by: Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension source: AgAnswers.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Although finished-cattle prices that were expected to increase this year for producers remained low in the first quarter, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt said increases could be on the horizon....
Weak Prices And Why
published: April 23rd 2013 by: Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension
I thought finished cattle prices were going to have a very bullish year with prices well into the $130s by now. Live cattle futures started the year with the same enthusiasm, but have deflated since. What went wrong? The mystery can be unraveled by looking at supply and demand....
Meat Packers Say Obama Administration Labeling Rules Will Cripple Industry
published: April 15th 2013 by: Ben Goad source: The Hill
The U.S. meat industry is joining with the Canadian government in opposing proposed labeling regulations that they say would shutter beef packing plants and cripple the industry across North America. The proposed country-of-origin (COOL) labeling requirements from the Obama administration are meant to address a finding by the World Trade Organization that the United States' current meat and poultry labeling rules violate international standards....
Keeping Beef Contemporary Gets More Working Space
published: April 12th 2013 by: Melissa Slagle source: MyBeefCheckoff.com
Beef has a long history of tremendous popularity with the American public. Keeping it current with modern trends and tastes, though, requires constant attention. Beef checkoff-funded recipe and product development got a boost recently when the New Product and Culinary Innovation Center received an expansion and update....
Beef producers weigh options on buying replacement cattle
published: February 22nd 2013
WACO – A 32 percent decline in Texas beef cattle has many pointing to drought as the main culprit, but there are other factors that have chipped away at inventory levels over the past couple of years, ac-cording to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist....
F.E. Hill Ranch Co. relies heavily on data
published: January 11th 2013 by: Martha Hollida Garrett
By Martha Hollida Garrett Producing a quality product is the goal at F.E. Hill Ranch Company, Fairfield, Texas. They rely heavily on evaluating their product through weights and measurements and making decisions based on those numbers....
Rising Cattle Prices Will Continue
published: October 26th 2012 source: Purdue University
Following substantial declines in July and August - USDA has confirmed that placements into feed lots dropped sharply in September. As a result - cattle on feed numbers are now down nearly three-percent....
Quality Beef Program Netting Additional Dollars For Producers
published: October 11th 2012 by: Duane Dailey source: University of Missouri
Quality beef brings rewards far above the market average, cow herd owners learned at the University of Missouri Wurdack Farm field day recently. “The current prime quality grade premium is $28 per hundredweight,” said Mike Kasten, speaking on “Quality Beef by the Numbers....
Potential shift in cotton acres could occur as grain prices continue upward trend
published: September 21st 2012 by: Blair Fannin
COLLEGE STATION – High grain prices as a result of continuous drought in the Midwest could cause a potential shift in some Texas cotton acreage looking ahead to the 2013 crop year, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists....
Cattle Feeder Talks About Feeding Early Weaned Calves
published: September 18th 2012 by: Lynn Gordon source: IGrow, South Dakota Extension
The nation’s drought is pushing cattle producers to make decisions about the management of this year’s calf crop that many producers have not had to experience for a number of years. Craig Uden of Darr Feedlot, Cozad, Nebraska, is not only an experienced cattle feeder but also is a cow/calf operator who understands the many decisions cow/calf producers are facing going into the fall....
Demand For Beef Exports Continues
published: September 12th 2012 source: USMEF
U.S. pork exports in July were slightly lower than a year ago while beef exports dipped moderately in volume, achieving their largest monthly total of 2012 while holding steady in value. These results are based on statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U....
Pork Industry Experiencing Some Of It’s Worst Losses
published: August 31st 2012 source: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The nation's pork industry will continue to experience some of its worst economic losses in recent history as record-setting drought decimates feed supplies, says Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt....
Prove you have good cattle with actual data
published: August 24th 2012 by: Sharla Ishmael
It’s one thing to think you have good cattle; it’s another thing to be able to prove it with actual data. The progeny of six high-profile Simbrah bulls are being weighed, tested and measured at every stage of production – with special emphasis in the carcass data, obviously – in an effort to prove their genetics are as good as believed....
Dry Conditions Eroding Cattle Prices
published: June 19th 2012 source: AgriMoney.com
The US Department of Agriculture heightened concerns over the impact of dryness on cattle markets, blaming renewed fears for pasture conditions for "causing consternation" among ranchers and eroding prices....
Japanese Consumers A-Twitter Over U.S. Beef
published: June 8th 2012 source: USMEF
While Americans are being cautioned not to text while they drive, or even while they walk, Japanese diners are being encouraged to “Tweet While You Eat” to share their excitement about U.S....
High Quality Beef Gains Access To Colombia
published: April 23rd 2012 source: Oklahoma Farm Report
The leading U.S. cattle industry organization, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, welcomes word from the Obama Administration that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Colombia will begin implementation on May 15, 2012....
Cattle Price Pullback Was Expected, But Stronger Than Expected
published: April 16th 2012 source: KTIC
Given recent historic highs in cattle prices, it shouldn't have been surprising to see values dip somewhat during March, but consumer response to news of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) in the nation's meat supply hit cattle and beef values harder than many could have anticipated, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist....
$15 to $20 Per Head in Lost Value Because Of False Reporting
published: April 4th 2012 source: Oklahoma Farm Report
Cattlefax Believes Pink Slime Cost to Beef Industry- $15 to $20 Per Head in Lost Value There is a significant cost to the cattle industry that has come from the controversy over Lean Fine Textured beef- or as the media has portrayed it- Pink Slime....
Prices, Incentives and Margins in the Beef Industry
published: March 28th 2012 by: Dr. Derrell Peel source: Oklahoma State University Extension
It is a fact that cattle and beef prices tend to go up and down together. It is also a fact that cattle and beef prices do not usually go up and down by the same amount and at the same time. It is this second fact that creates so much of the short term dynamics in cattle and beef markets....
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