In a Livestock Marketing Information Center letter called In The Cattle Markets, University of Florida Extension Beef and Forage Economist Hannah Baker looked at the economics of a cow/calf producer, concluding things looked good for now. In a Southern Ag Today article, the trends in farm operating costs over the last few years were discussed … Read More

Consumer demand for chicken and turkey during the first half of 2025 rose, with first-quarter chicken consumption up 140 million pounds from first-quarter 2024, the Livestock Marketing Information Center said in a report called Livestock Monitor. Preliminary estimates of second-quarter chicken consumption indicated an increase of about 250 million pounds from a year earlier, the … Read More

For those looking for a singular indication that US cattle herd rebuilding has begun, the USDA’s midyear report isn’t giving then any love. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that the US herd of cattle and calves numbered 94.2 million head, down 1.2 million, or 1.26%, from 95.4 million two years earlier, the … Read More

As if to reinforce the bullish aspects of Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report, the USDA Cold Storage report, which was released at the same time, showed total red meat supplies in freezers June 30 were down about 4% from the previous month and down 7% from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were up … Read More

Continuing a seasonal decline, the number of cattle on feed in Canada on July 1 was fewer than a year earlier and the 2019-2023 average. Monthly feedlot placements in June, however, were up from a year earlier while remaining down from the previous five-year average. The data comes from Canfax, a division of the Canadian … Read More

Fifty percent lean boneless beef prices appear to be topping out their summer peak as 90% boneless beef continues to follow last year’s trend at a higher level. Data from the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service that was compiled and published by the Livestock Marketing Information Center in Denver showed the weekly average price for 50% … Read More

Despite efforts in Mexico to control the northern spread of New World Screwworm, the pest keeps working ever closer to the US border.   GROWING FRUSTRATION   The Texan Tuesday published an article quoting Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in testimony before the Texas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee Monday saying the current rate of … Read More