Source: ADM, Chris Lehner
MORNING LIVESTOCK FUTURES OUTLOOK
LIVE CATTLE
Last week cash cattle prices were steady to slightly weaker in the Midwest and down $1.00 to $2.00 in the southwest. Cattle in the Midwest mostly $198.00 to $199.00 and in the southwest...
Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) news release
Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo--a decision that reins in the legal concept of Chevron deference and reduces...
Source: USDA news release
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration's plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain. USDA's Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets...
Source: USDA
Report Summary
Beef/Cattle: The 2024 beef production forecast is virtually unchanged as heavier cattle weights are expected to partially offset tight cattle supplies. The 2025 beef production forecast is raised with expectations of continued high cattle weights and a...
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association held their annual Carcass Challenge banquet and awarded six top producers with prizes in a variety of categories, with the overall champion being Neal and Lydia Grant of Lubben White Oak Farms from north of...
Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association news release
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released preliminary findings from a multi-year study investigating the spread of bacteria to leafy greens being grown in Yuma County, Arizona.
The study was undertaken after a...
Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association news release
Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) condemned a Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored research grant that will fund the development of lab-grown meat products by manufacturing company BioMADE.
"It is outrageous that the...
Source: USDA news release
U.S. farms have increasingly relied on agricultural services establishments to undertake production activities, such as soil preparation, planting, harvesting, livestock breeding, providing farm workers, and managing operations, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022...
Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with FarmRaise, today launched a new, online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) Decision Tool. The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) tool is designed...
Meats by Linz, a beef processor near Chicago renowned for its dry-aged beef favored by steakhouses, is opening a new facility in Hammond, Indiana, just across the state border.
Local media reports that the 120,000-square-foot facility will bring 300 jobs...