Tight Select Supplies Reshape Beef Price Spread Signals
LUBBOCK, TX – The Choice-Select spread is sending a different signal this spring as Select […]
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Pork Production Hits Record As Beef Slaughter Falls
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. red meat production fell in April, but pork output reached a […]
Cold Storage Shows Meat Stocks Below Last Year
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest Cold Storage report shows meat inventories remain tighter than a […]
USDA Livestock Outlook Shows Tight Beef Supply Pressure
WASHINGTON, DC – Tight cattle supplies remain the strongest signal in the USDA’s latest livestock […]
Soybean and Cotton Exports Hit Marketing Year Lows
WASHINGTON, DC – Weekly export sales were mixed for the week ending May 7, with […]
EU Deforestation Rules Still Raise U.S. Export Concerns
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. agriculture still faces uncertainty from the European Union’s deforestation regulation, even […]
USDA Outlook Points To Tighter Crop Livestock Supplies
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s first full 2026/27 outlook points to tighter supplies for several major […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Don Close
Today’s guest is Don Close. He is a Senior Protein Analyst with Terrain http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/2026/20260508ABR.mp3
China Beef Safeguard Duties May Not Slow Imports
LUBBOCK, TX – China’s new beef safeguard duties may do less to curb imports than […]
Choice-Select Spread No Longer Signals Beef Trade-Down Risk
LUBBOCK, TX – An inverted Choice-Select spread is drawing attention in cattle markets, but Don […]
Tyson Beef Struggles While Other Segments Lift Results
LUBBOCK, TX – Tyson Foods posted stronger second-quarter results overall, but beef remained the company’s […]
DOJ And USDA Escalate Beef Antitrust Pressure Campaign
WASHINGTON, DC – The Justice Department and USDA held a joint press conference this week […]
Beef Pulls Red Meat Output Lower In 2025
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. red meat production moved lower in 2025, and beef was the […]
March Red Meat Output Rises On Stronger Pork
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. commercial red meat production rose in March as a stronger pork […]
Cold Storage Report Shows Tighter Beef, Butter Stocks
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s March Cold Storage report showed leaner year-over-year supplies in several major […]
USDA Reports Reduced Red Meat Output in 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. red meat production fell in 2025 as lower cattle and hog […]
Corn Exports Surge As Pork Sales Hit Low
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. export sales were mixed last week, with corn shipments climbing sharply […]
Drought And Costs Slow Herd Rebuilding Despite Prices
LUBBOCK, TX – Strong calf prices are not yet enough to trigger herd rebuilding as […]
USDA Awards Trade Funds To Boost Agricultural Exports
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA is directing new export promotion funding toward key agricultural sectors, aiming […]
Beef Exports Decline While Variety Meats Drive Value
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. beef exports declined in February, but strong demand for variety meats […]
JBS Greeley Agreement Ends Strike, Restores Beef Production Operations
LUBBOCK, TX – JBS USA has reached a labor agreement with UFCW Local 7, ending […]
JBS Strike Enters Third Week Amid Labor Dispute
LUBBOCK, TX – A labor dispute at one of the nation’s largest beef processing facilities […]
Beef Value Chain Model Tracks Margins Across Stages
LUBBOCK, TX – A new model outlining the beef supply chain shows how value shifts […]
Cash Cattle Prices Slip As Beef Demand Strengthens
LUBBOCK, TX – Cash fed cattle prices have pulled back in recent weeks, even as […]
USDA Expands Product Of USA Label Awareness Campaign
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA is promoting a stricter “Product of USA” label standard to improve […]
Cold Storage Stocks Show Mixed Supply Across Commodities
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. cold storage inventories are sending mixed signals across livestock and food […]
Boxed Beef Prices Surge Early On Tight Supplies
LUBBOCK, TX – Wholesale beef prices are moving higher earlier than normal this year, signaling […]
Cattle On Feed Steady As Marketings Decline Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC – Feedlot inventories held mostly steady in March, but sharply lower marketings signal […]
Cattle Prices Rise As Beef Production Edges Lower
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. cattle markets are showing firm price strength even as beef production […]
U.S. Pork Exports Rise; Beef Variety Meat Values
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports opened 2026 with steady gains, reinforcing livestock demand and […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Randy Blach
Today’s guest is Randy Blach. He is CEO of CattleFax and Steven Orr caught up […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – CattleCon2026
Today’s guests are Jerry Yates and Luke Larson. They joined Steven Orr from CattleCon 2026 […]
Tyson Signals Diverging Protein Outlook For 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – Tyson Foods reported mixed first-quarter results for fiscal 2026, with strong demand […]
U.S.-Argentina Trade Deal Reshapes Agricultural Market Access
LUBBOCK, TX – A newly signed U.S.–Argentina trade agreement is set to reshape agricultural trade […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Carollann Romo
Today’s guest is Carollann Romo. She is the Executive Director for the New Mexico Beef […]
Storage Stocks Shift Across Meat and Dairy Categories
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest Cold Storage report showed mixed inventory signals to close 2025, […]
Cattle On Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s January Cattle on Feed report reinforced a tightening cattle supply picture, […]
Global Beef Trade Shifts Pressure U.S. Exports Imports
LUBBOCK, TX – Global beef trade policy changes are reshaping where product moves in 2026, […]
December Beef Pork Production Higher Despite Annual Declines
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. red meat production finished 2025 on a stronger monthly note, led […]
USDA Sees Livestock Output Firming Despite Price Pressures
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. livestock production is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with stronger […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Kristin Torres
Today’s guest is Kristin Torres. She is Sr. Director for Meetings and Events with the […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Don Close
Today’s guest is Don Close. He is Sr. Animal Protein Analyst with Terrain and talks […]
USDA Lowers Cattle Prices As Beef Output Rises
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest WASDE projects higher 2025 beef production and lower cattle prices […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Hyrum Egbert
Today’s guest is Hyrum Egbert. He is the founder of The Big Bad Beef Packer […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Michaela Clowser
Today’s guest is Michaela Clowser. She is with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and […]
Beef Imports Increase on Strong Domestic Consumer Demand
NASHVILLE, TN — President Trump says expanding U.S. beef imports from Argentina could help bring […]
Trade Flurry Reshapes Ag: China Buys, Canada Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC – A fast-moving series of trade signals from the White House and key […]
Australia Beef Exports Surge As U.S. Import Demand Climbs
NASHVILLE, TN – Australia is on pace to set an all-time record for beef exports […]
Farm Groups Split Praise, Concerns Over USDA Plan
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA’s new beef plan drew broad approval for tackling long-running bottlenecks, but […]
USDA Plan Seeks Stable Beef Prices, Rebuilds Capacity
WASHINGTON, DC – With the cattle herd at a 75-year low and beef demand up, […]