8-23-25 – Total red meat supplies in freezers on July 31 were down about 2% from the previous month and down about 5% from last year, the USDA said in its monthly Cold Storage report, which was released on Friday. Total frozen poultry supplies on July 31, 2025 were up about 4% from the previous … Read More

In just a few weeks, producers interested in grazing winter wheat (or other cool season cereals) for dual-purpose or forage-only grazing will be thinking about planting for fall/winter grazing. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist, went on to say in a newsletter called Cow-Calf Corner that it’s not too early to begin … Read More

Weekly beef production is down significantly from last year and the 2019-2023 average, and it’s heading lower at a time when it should be trending slowly higher. Weekly production actually has been below last year since the first week in April, and weekly differences have been significant in nearly all weeks since then except for … Read More

As retail food prices rise, consumers are constantly reshaping their definitions of value and devising new retail strategies to conform. That is putting pressure on retail grocers and their wholesalers to meet consumer needs and desires at a profit.  The landscape of what consumers want is continually shifting.   DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS   … Read More

Based on the USDA’s mid-year Cattle (Inventory) report, a further tightening in the supply of calves available for feedlot placement in late 2025 and early 2026 can be expected, the USDA said Monday in its monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook.   CATTLE HERD CHANGES POSSIBLE   The report also suggested steady but gradual changes … Read More

In the week ended Tuesday, large commodity index funds, called managed money, again trimmed their collective net long live cattle futures position while cattle owners trimmed their total net short position. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission revealed the information in its weekly Commitments of Traders report.   FUNDS CUT NET LONG LIVE CATTLE POSITION   … Read More

US farm finances and credit conditions continued to weaken in the second quarter of 2025. According to the Federal Reserve’s 10th District Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions, the region’s farm income and loan repayment rates declined at a pace similar to recent quarters, a Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank release said. Deterioration in agricultural credit … Read More