The number of cattle populating Canada’s feedlots on July 1 continued to decline from the previous month, following seasonal trends but at a higher number, CanFax data showed. CanFax, a Canadian market advisory group, collects cattle on feed data from member feed yards in Alberta and Saskatchewan releasing all but two numbers exclusively to its … Read More

Friday’s monthly USDA Cold Storage report said total red meat supplies in freezers were down about 1% from last month but up about 24% from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on June 30 were up about 5% from last month and up about 4% from a year ago.   BEEF STOCKS MIXED   Total … Read More

Friday’s semi-annual Cattle (inventory) report confirmed evidence from USDA reports and anecdotal reports from the field, namely that the US cattle herd is contracting rapidly. Friday’s Cattle report showed a total inventory of 98.8 million head, down 2.0 million, or 1.98%, from 100.8 million in the mid-year report from 2021.  Greg Henderson, from AgWeb, said … Read More

Most of the eastern third of the US recorded precipitation during the week ended Thursday, according to the weekly Drought Monitor from the National Weather Service. Portions of the Midwest and into the Southeast had some amounts of more than 3 inches and even widespread 5+-inch amounts in the coastal areas of Florida, the NWS … Read More

Friday, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is scheduled to release its July Cattle (inventory) report with national estimates of inventories by category along with the first estimate of the 2022 calf crop. With widespread drought conditions, the focus will be on the female side of the industry in terms of how much beef cow … Read More

Data from the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association showed that from 2012 to 2021, grain farms generally had the strongest ratio of working capital to gross farm revenue.  Cattle and hog farms were more variable, said a study by the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Assn., published by Farmdocdaily. Overall, working capital to Gross … Read More

As late as last week, 2022 US feed grain production was expected by the USDA to be slightly higher than last month’s estimate, reflecting higher planted acreage for corn in the June 30 Acreage report, according to the USDA’s July Feed Outlook report. US corn production was raised 45 million bushels on expectations of increased … Read More