Drovers - Beef Industry News, Markets and Production
WEBFood price is real. Ask any American about their budget for groceries. However, there is another part to this story that is rarely mentioned in these news stories – the cost to produce food. 2 weeks ago. Grain commodity markets impact farmers, producers, and consumers alike. View the latest prices and market data on Drovers.
Fall Cattle Market Update for Midwest | Drovers
WEB1 day ago · The fall run of feeder cattle has started in Oklahoma. While the total auction volume of feeder cattle is down 9.2 percent year over year thus far in 2024, the auction volume of feeder cattle has been larger by 12.9 percent year over year since Labor Day. In early October, the auction volume included calves as well as big feeder cattle from ...
USDA Aims to Boost Fair Competition and Lower Food Prices, …
WEB1 day ago · USDA announced several initiatives to promote fair competition in American agriculture and reduce food prices for consumers Tuesday morning, in line with President Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American economy.. Seed competition framework.
The Future of the Beef Industry: New Survey Data Shows …
WEB4 days ago · Looking to the Future. Producers are thinking to the future with plans to add a family member. In the 2024 Drovers State of the Beef Industry survey, 59% indicate they plan to add a family member to the operation in the next five years. That number was 54% in 2023. The question that often follows next when adding a family member is herd size.
Reopening of East and Gulf Ports Brings Relief to U.S. Pork and …
WEB4 days ago · ILA and USMX have agreed to extend the current Master Contract until Jan. 15, 2025, and to reopen all affected ports while negotiations continue on outstanding contract issues. The end of the strike is terrific news for U.S. livestock producers and exporters who ship more than $100 million of U.S. …
Issue Archive - Drovers
WEBIssue Archive. Drovers provides solutions for the stakeholders within the beef production system so they can enhance animal production and management, operations and overall market performance while addressing social issues and consumer needs. As the nation's oldest livestock publication, Drovers provides useful business management and ...
Yes, the Farmland Market is Shifting, But That Doesn’t Necessarily …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · “As we are coming out of the pandemic highs with high government payments no longer there, with high farm income no longer supporting the land value, the market began to soften in 2023,” says Chandio, who is also the lead researcher of the ISU Land Value Survey. "What we've already experienced is a whole year of softening and then maybe slight falling of land values in certain parts of the ...
News - Drovers
WEBA Glimpse Into the Cattle Inventory Black Hole. Based on numerous data sets, cattle inventories will continue to tighten, but with mixed signs of stabilization. Expansion and retention patterns will be monitored this fall with confirmation in January 2025’s inventory report. Drovers Guest Editor. 1 week ago.
Markets - Drovers
WEBNegotiated cash cattle increased an average of $1.18 per cwt. the week ending Sept. 14 and profit margins dropped by $13 per head to an industry average of $130.66 per head, according to Sterling Marketing. Farrow-to-finish hog producers found positive margins of $16 per head last week, down $2.91 from the previous week.
Market Reports - Drovers
WEBThe inventory of all cattle and calves in the U.S. was 93.6 million head on January 1, 2021, down fractionally from 93.8 million head one year ago. Cash cattle traded mostly $3 higher on the week, despite light volumes and varied interest from packers.