June’s Cattle On Feed Report Mostly Neutral In its monthly Cattle on Feed report released last Friday, USDA reported that there were 10.368 million head of cattle on feed in feedyards with more than 1,000 head capacities in the U.S […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The beef industry is about to reverse a downward trend in numbers, but expansion is expected to start slowly. The number of beef animals has been in a downward spiral since 2007 due to drought which has ravaged pastures and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The USDA-AMS LGMN Branch provides a weekly video providing timely market information and quotes pertaining to feeder cattle. The LGMN Branch compiles and disseminates information aiding producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, grain, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
U.S. beef exports to Japan in May were at their highest level since October 2003, and beef shipments to that market are up 50% vs. year ago for the first five months of 2013. Other markets are not faring quite […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends – December Contract Short Term: Up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The USDA-AMS LGMN Branch provides a weekly video providing timely market information and quotes pertaining to feeder cattle. The LGMN Branch compiles and disseminates information aiding producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, grain, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends – December Contract Short Term:Down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends – December Contract Short Term: Down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends – December Contract Short Term:Down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Overview This post is the first in a series that will examine big picture issues that frame U.S. farm safety net policy. Impetus for the series is the recent rejection by the U.S. House of Representatives of the proposed 2013 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As wheat harvest begins to move north into Nebraska, it is once again time to consider how to best market your wheat crop: do you sell or store? For producers who have plenty of storage space available, timing the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The USDA’s June 1 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports contained estimates that were generally as expected for soybeans, but both reports contained surprises for corn. The estimates were friendly for old crop price prospects, but negative for new crop prices, at least […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a free market economy, price is ultimately determined by the supply and demand for a product or commodity. Short-term price gyrations often occur and can be influenced by market reactions to news concerning such things as weather, government reports […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The amount of beef in cold storage at the end of May was 478.5 million pounds. That was down 6.9% from the month before and down 3.9% from a year ago. USDA’s June acreage report estimates 97.379 million acres are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the first half of the year behind us, it is useful to take a look at what has happened and the prospects for the second half of 2013. Beef demand has been and remains a crucial question, perhaps even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The USDA-AMS LGMN Branch provides a weekly video providing timely market information and quotes pertaining to feeder cattle. The LGMN Branch compiles and disseminates information aiding producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, grain, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During 2012, several unrelated events came together to create what might be referred to as a “perfect storm” in agriculture! The three main drivers that drove our markets to new highs include: monetary policy at the Federal Reserve holding interest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends Short Term: Up Net Long Futures and Options: 86634 Long Term: Up Change: +11000 Overnight Trade: H -1 @7:30 AM Yesterday the March corn posted an outside day higher on the chart and closed at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Bulls Are Grazing Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report coupled with this morning’s news that Japan will be relaxing their restrictions for beef imported from the United States has the market bulls clamoring. The latter had been floating around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cattle & Corn Comments: Beef Production & Fed Cattle Price Outlook
Beef Production & Fed Cattle Price Outlook So far in 2013, fed cattle prices have generally be disappointing, compared to forecasts in 2012 that called for prices in the low $130s for much of the first half of the year. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…