Is the cattle herd still in expansion mode? Gary Crawford reports that Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report has some clues to that question. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to a Crawl-1 USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam has some of the key numbers from Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to …
Red Meat Production Sets December Record
American red meat production totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December of 2017, up slightly from December of the previous year. For the calendar year 2017, commercial red meat production was 52 billion pounds. That was three percent higher than the previous year. Additional packing capacity helped make 2017 a very good year for pork producers. Large export demand at home …
Dairy Industry Emphasizing Unity
International Dairy Foods Association President and CEO Michael Dykes gave his annual state-of-the-industry speech to the Dairy Forum in California. One of his highlights focused on the unity between dairy producers and processors. The Hagstrom Report says that unity that has led to joint positions on the upcoming farm bill, as well as the Trump Administration’s strong advocacy for dairy …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 26, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended January 26, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 17,200 head compared …
Florida Cattlemen Tracking State Budget Negotiations
Next week, the Florida House and Senate appropriations committees are scheduled to talk about the budget, which will be all of the subcommittees recommended budgets combined. Florida Cattlemen’s Association Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, says there is one part of the budget they are very interested in. Florida Cattlemen Tracking State Budget Negotiations Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
CURD Act Would Codify Formal Definition of Natural Cheese
Bipartisan Senators from Wisconsin have introduced the CURD Act, or the Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act. Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, says the bill would codify a formal definition of “natural cheese”, a term commonly used on food packaging that currently has no official definition. Need Under the CURD Act, “natural cheese” would be defined as cheese that …
Cattle Industry Meeting Next Week
Cattle producers from not only here in the Southeast, but from across the country will be in Phoenix, Arizona next week for the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. Southeast AgNet will be there and our coverage will be brought to you by GrazonNext HL from Dow AgroSciences. GrazonNext HL herbicide gives you a simple, lasting solution for …
Dairy Production Forecast Up, Price Forecast Down for 2018
USDA’s latest look at dairy shows trends of more production and lower prices for the next 12 months. Rod Bain has more information. Dairy Production Forecast Up, Price Forecast Down for 2018 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
Canada Says No NAFTA Dairy Negotiating Room with TPP 11 Agreement
With an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in place, Canada says there is now no room to negotiate it’s dairy pricing scheme through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). TPP-11, as it’s called, will be signed in March by the 11 remaining member countries. The agreement was reached a day shy of a year after President Trump removed the …
Cattlemen on TPP Moving Forward Without U.S.
It was announced this week the 11 nations that moved forward without the United States on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have reached a final agreement. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus, says TPP would have been a great opportunity for U.S. beef. Cattlemen on TPP Moving Forward Without US from NCBA: Cattlemen …