****All Livestock Markets closed next week, 11/20 to 11/25 for Thanksgiving Holiday observance.**********All markets resume sales the week of 11/27.***** Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 17, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the …
NMPF’s Mooney Highlights Dairy’s Persistent Strength at Annual Meeting
The joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and its checkoff group partners, National Milk and Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), was held this week in Orlando, Florida. At that event, NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney commended U.S. dairy farmers for their persistence in supporting positive change for their industry, noting that challenges are nothing new to producers and that their …
Paraguay Beef Imports Won’t Boost Tight U.S. Supplies
USDA’s decision to accept beef imports from Paraguay for the first time in 25 years will likely not change the overall volume of U.S. imports, even during tight supplies and high prices. U.S. meat importers tell Reuters that’s due to a quota on shipments. American beef prices set records this year because of herd contraction to its smallest level in …
U.S. Reducing Beef Exports as Herd Shrinks
The nation’s ranchers slashed the U.S. cattle herd to its lowest level in decades, and as a result, the U.S. is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting much less. The steep drop in cattle numbers has led to significantly higher beef prices. Reuters says those high prices make companies look to import cheaper beef and discourage American …
Various Factors Affecting the Gran Trade
Various factors are being looked at when it comes to both the corn and soybean trade right now. Mark Oppold runs through some of the things traders are watching. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …
A Friendly Reminder from the Florida Beef Council
If you owned cattle in 2023, chances are you will soon receive a letter from the Florida Beef Council (FBC) that beef checkoff assessments are due by the end of the year for any cattle you sold this year. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, has this friendly reminder for producers across the state. For more information, contact the Florida Beef Council in Kissimmee at …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to Hold Fall Board Meeting
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) will hold their fall quarterly board meeting on Thursday, November 16th at the ACA office in Montgomery. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley says they will be working on some association business, which includes the 2024 budgets. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in …
Concerns Raised Over EPA’s Proposed Wastewater Regulation
Many in the livestock industry are very concerned about a proposed wastewater regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning wastewater from meat and poultry processing facilities. It is expected to require meatpackers and processors to install millions of dollars of upgrades to their wastewater management systems. So, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Chief Legal Strategist, Michael Formica, along with representatives from the U.S. Poultry …
Cattle Group Commends New Competition Initiative
The USDA released a package of rules and orders seeking to increase competition in the livestock industry. That package establishes a Chief Competition Officer at USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This position will be hired as a career rather than a political appointment. The officer will help elevate and institutionalize competition-related concerns at USDA. After that announcement, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 11-10-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 10, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended November 10, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 18,626 head compared to 11,724 last week and …