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Weights still below year-ago, but cattle weights narrowing the gap.
Export demand remains a bright spot for cattle and hog markets.
Stronger hog prices and lower feed costs have put the pork outlook back into the black for the coming year.
Cold Storage Report positive for cattle and hog futures.
The answer will depend on many factors including the size of the U.S. corn crop.
Livestock producers soon might be facing a critical decision: whether they should reduce their use of corn for feed.
The quarterly Hogs and Pigs report pegs the inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2011, at 66.6 million head.
USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2011 was 65.0 million head.
International pork trade is going well, plus added optimism that China potentially will buy a lot of U.S. pork in coming months.
The hearing on Tuesday will focus on challenges facing the livestock industry.
The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation that blocks USDA from imposing marketing regulation.
Vilsack: It’s important for the entire nation to understand and appreciate the condition and state of rural America.
A study by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association shows EPA’s expected revised standard would impact rural areas.
USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2011 was 64.0 million head.
Steve Cornett, editor emeritus at Beef Today, was at the hearing on competition in agriculture, specifically livestock. Read his updates from the hearing.
May be a way to save lives and not run the risk of spreading dangerous viruses to human cells.