AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Bryan Witherbee
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American Cattle News
American Cattle News for the Week of December 9, 2024
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American Cattle News for the Week of January 1, 2024
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American Cattle News for the Week of December 25, 2023
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American Cattle News for the Week of December 18, 2023
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American Cattle News for the Week of December 11, 2023
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American Cattle News for the Week of December 4, 2023
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Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Beef Quality Assurance
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Jason Smith, Beef Cattle Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Robust Demand Good News for Beef Sector
The new year may provide new headwinds for beef producers according to Matt Clark, a Senior Industry Analyst with American AgCredit.
Cow Drop Values Bringing More Than Steer Values
For the first time since 2014, drop values for cattle exceeded $14 per hundredweight with steers leading the increase at a 72 percent year-over-year increase.
Multiple Factors lead to Decline in Cattle Production
Recent shocks related to the pandemic, weather, and a cyber attack led to a decline in demand for cattle at processing plants and a weak price environment for cattle producers
Consumers Should Expect Higher Meat Prices Into 2022
Prices paid by consumers for protein hit an all-time high in October and the trend is expected to continue into 2022 according to a new report from CoBank.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Brush Management
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Morgan Treadwell, Extension Range Specialist.
Extended Days of Lower Prices Prompts Herd Contraction
Responding to persistently low milk prices, data from USDA and the National Milk Producers Federation shows a downward trend in milk and milk solids production.
Tighter Cattle Inventories May Drive Beef Prices Higher
While cow slaughter numbers have been growing in 2021, the global demand for beef continues to grow.
USDA Reporting Fewer Number of Cattle on Feed
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.9 million head on November 1, 2021. The inventory was slightly below the same time in 2020.
Bipartisan Cattle Market Discovery and Transparency Bill Introduced
Continued concern and frustration with the lack of transparency within the cattle market by producers have led a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
Tackling Livestock Methane Emissions, U.S. Groups Form Partnership
Livestock producers, especially cattlemen, have been in the bullseye of the environmental community for methane emissions that escalate the climate crisis.
Livestock Haulers Score Big Victory in Infrastructure Bill
The victory specifically for the livestock industry includes some of Senator Deb Fischer’s HAULS Act to be included within the bipartisan infrastructure framework.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Grazing School
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Tim Steffens, Rangeland Resource Management Specialist.
More Trade Deals Needed to Maintain Protein Exports
As beef exports continue to approach all-time records in both volume and value this year, it reveals a two decade-long trend whereby U.S. animal protein exports, together, have tripled in value to nearly $21 billion per year.
U.S. Beef and Pork Exports on Record Pace
Both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports are on a record pace through September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation .
Challenges to Feeding People and Livestock in Future
American agriculture has long been talking about the need to “feed the world”, but recently the Food and Agriculture Organization released their ten-year study and projects the number of cereal grains, protein and processed by-products used as animal feed will need to increase 14 percent just to reach demand by the year 2030
U.S. Food and Feed Supply Safe to Eat
The National Grain and Feed Association reports that the Food and Drug Administration issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2019 last week and says the U.S. food supply is safe to eat.
Fed Says Some Livestock Loans Reaching All-time Highs
Though many agricultural lenders have seen a decline in operating loans over the past year, demand for livestock loans is growing and in some cases, reaching all-time highs.
October Cattle on Feed Report Within Private Expectations
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2021, and down 1 percent from just one year earlier.
U.S. Beef Exports Hit Record While Imports Increase
As U.S. beef exports set an all-time record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time, economists have also been looking at the import market.
Bipartisan Bill to Establish Cattle Contract Library Introduced
Twenty years ago, the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service implemented the Swine Contract Library in an effort to aid in the price discovery process and provide equal access to market information for all market participants.
ERS: 2022 Holds Mixed Bag for Livestock Prices
On Monday, USDA’s Economic Research Service released its monthly Situation and Outlook Report for livestock.
FAPRI: Lower Crop Prices, Higher Beef in 2022
If projections from University of Missouri economists are correct, lower prices are coming for corn, soybeans, and hogs, but higher prices for cattle.
Consumers Increasing Dairy Consumption for Third Consecutive Year
Got Milk? According to the latest data, the answer is simply… yes.
Cattle Industry Receives Mixed News From Texas A&M
As the cattle industry continues to struggle with a lack of transparency in trades, a reduction in processing capacity, and lopsided revenues for packers, Congress and USDA challenged the Agriculture and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M to find the causes for and potential solutions to the problems.
Beef Exports Soaring on Record Demand from China
U.S. beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time.
U.S. Exports More Pork Than Beef and Poultry
It’s no surprise that exports are an important market outlet for U.S. pork production. But did you know that exports are even more important to the pork industry than they are to either the beef or poultry industries?
USDA Allocating More Money to Strengthen Supply Chains
USDA is adding more money as incentives to start up or expand entities in the food supply chain, in an attempt to expand meat and poultry processing capacity.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Beef Quality Assurance Programs
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Jason Smith, Beef Cattle Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Livestock Exports Contribute 10 Percent to Grain Prices
Global demand for feed grains is a driver for higher corn prices, but according to a recent study, more than 10 percent of the average annual price of corn can be attributed to exports of U.S. beef and pork.
Reductions Expected for Canadian Cattle and Swine Herds
As the U.S. cattle herd begins to shrink, both the Canadian cattle and swine herd appear to be joining with their North American neighbors in the contraction.
Another JBS Packing Plant Fire Spooks Cattle Industry
Flames were seen from the roof of a JBS beef packing plant west of Omaha late Sunday night. For the industry, it raises concern as recent market disruption issues in the cattle market appear to have ignited after a 2019 fire at the JBS facility in Holcomb, Kansas.
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program Expanded to Transportation Costs
On Wednesday, USDA announced the expansion of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program, to provide coverage for feed transportation costs, in addition to water transportation costs.
Administration Addressing Livestock Supply-Chain Bottlenecks and Price Issues
In a White House Press briefing on Wednesday, Brian Deese, Director of the National Economic Council told reporters that the Biden Administration was ready to address both supply-chain issues and a lack of competition in the meat-processing arena.
Worldwide Demand Driving U.S Beef Export Record Pace
The popularity of U.S. beef around the globe is even more apparent according to the latest data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Brazil Confirms Two Cases of BSE in Cattle
Over the weekend, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply confirmed two atypical cases of BSE in their country.
USDA Opens Comment Period for Cell-Based Meat Alternatives
Even as products like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat have been expanding in restaurants and grocery store shelves, the debate on how to label these “alternative” products continues.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Cattle Handling
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Ron Gill, Livestock Specalist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Dairy Producers Cautiously Optimistic Regarding Future Industry Profitability
Dairy producers are finally reading some optimistic headlines as the industry works to right the economic ship that almost sank last year.
Devalued Real Helps Brazilian Livestock Herds to Expand
As the U.S. cattle herd continues to contract, Brazil’s herd is expected to increase by 4 percent this year and another 4 percent in 2022, though beef production is likely to fall in 2021 by 6 percent.
Outlook Positive for Beef Cattle Market in 2022
The beef cattle industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, and continued progress is expected in 2022.
U.S. Beef Exports Jump 42 Percent Over 2020
Beef production in June increased 9 percent over May, and 1 percent year over year, to 2.4 billion pounds according to the Agriculture Marketing Service’s Monthly Economic Landscape.
More Dairies Signed Up for Margin Protection Program
Extreme price volatility and COVID-19 pandemic-induced market fluctuations are part of the reason for an increase in dairy farmers enrolling in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2021.