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The livestock markets are different from most crop markets due to the fact that they’re essentially non-storable commodities. Of course, one can’t store animals on the hoof, and the various meat cuts are auto
USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report showed feedlot inventories up around 1% at 10.853 million head as of April 1, which was in line with expectations. Placements are up 5% from year-ago but slightly lower than expected, whi
Our MarketWatch table features monthly and quarterly price outlooks, along with weekly prices for a wide range of ag markets.
On Tuesday, 20 vehicles with 78 participants headed west from Manhattan, Kansas, on the Hard Winter Wheat Tour 2016. Scouts stopped in 306 locations on the six routes between Manhattan and Colby. Scouts reported seeing s
As of March 31, Statistics Canada reports total stocks of Canadian wheat, canola and soybeans were lower compared with the same date in 2015. Meanwhile, total stocks of corn for grain, barley and oats increased year over
Winter Wheat Production Up 4 Percent from 2015 Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.43 billion bushels, up 4 percent from 2015. As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 47.8 bushels per acre,
The beef industry has been greatly disappointed by spring 2016 beef demand, particularly during late April and early May. Choice beef values fell from $225.13 on April 15 to $203.74 on May 6. That seems extraordinarily w
Our MarketWatch table features monthly and quarterly price outlooks, along with weekly prices for a wide range of ag markets.
I recently wrote about the tendency for cattle weights, as indicated by steer carcass size, to serve as a sign of the market-ready supply situation and possibly the forthcoming price outlook. This clearly begs the questi