Beef and pork exports both opened 2021 below last year’s large numbers.
- j.deyoung
Muscle cuts may garner the headlines, but variety meat exports remain a key component in U.S. meat exports.
- j.deyoung
Last week’s USDA Cattle on Feed report caught most analysts by surprise, with placements up 0.7% from a year ago at 1.842 million head.
- j.deyoung
November beef demand resulted in one of the best months for exports on record, according to an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
- j.deyoung
U.S. hog numbers were down in last week’s USDA Hogs and Pigs report, but it’s probably too early to call this a trend.
- j.deyoung
Beef and pork processors performed better than expected through the fall.
- j.deyoung
A few analysts believed fed cattle prices could reach $115 by the end of the year, but work remains to be done to hit that target.
- j.deyoung
Cattle marketing is staying fairly current, while hog marketing may be lagging.
- j.deyoung
Pork exports continue on a record pace after a 10% increase in September.
- Aaron Viner
A harvest season rally has been a pleasant surprise, but as with most rallies, watching for the right opportunity to sell is important.
- Benjamin Herrold
Iowa State University Extension livestock marketing economist Lee Schulz provided an update on hog markets during the National Pork Board’s October webinar on Oct. 27.
- j.deyoung
Pork exports continued on a record pace in July, while beef exports rebounded some but remain below 2019 numbers, according to an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
- Gene Lucht
Now that the Sept. 11 USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is history, the trade is turning its attention to the fall harvest.
- Benjamin Herrold
Cattle markets are seeing mostly light cash trade as some processing facilities have slowed production. Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee ag economist, says it has meant less need for cash cattle purchases.
- Benjamin Herrold
Cattle markets continue to see a lot of volatility as analysts try to figure out demand trends during a period when much of the country is staying home.
- j.deyoung
Large supplies of pork will be coming down the pipeline in the coming months. The USDA released its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report last week, which included an overall inventory that was up 4% from a year ago, although down slightly from December 2019.
- Benjamin Herrold
Cattle markets began the year dealing with large beef supplies, and now they are trying to sort out the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak.
- j.deyoung
Roger Zylstra says there is only one word to describe the impact of COVID-19 on the ag community.
- j.deyoung
Pork exports continued to break records in January, according to an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation. January beef exports were also higher year-over-year.
- Benjamin Herrold
After weeks of volatile and declining cattle markets, feeders have been looking to make deals, University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith says.
- j.deyoung
The North American fed cattle industry continues to face increased competition from Australia, according to an analysis from the Livestock Marketing Information Center.
- Benjamin Herrold
Analysts have been trying to sort out the cause of recent movement in cattle markets. As part of that, University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith has been watching beef demand trends.
- j.deyoung
Pork exports set records in 2019, according to the USDA and an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
- Benjamin Herrold
The recently released December trade statistics finalized 2019, giving analysts a look at the export trends for the year, which saw pork set records.
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