Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-21-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 21, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,500 head compared to 12,632 last week and 9,392 year ago. Compared to one week …

Changes Made to SE Hay Contest

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Pasture

It was announced last month that the 2020 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Every year during that event, winners of the Southeast Hay Contest are announced. Organizers of that event had to make a few changes. According to Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist with the University of Florida, …

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-14-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 14, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report:  At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,600 head compared to 13,268 last week and 11,315 year ago. Compared to one week …

NAMI Provides Comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

On behalf of the members of the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Programs Susan Backus provided comments during the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services’ virtual meeting on the Scientific Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. “The benefits of meat and poultry consumption as part of healthy, balanced dietary …

Pork Exports Trend Lower in June but Remain on Record Pace

Clint Thompson Exports/Imports, Pork

June exports of U.S. pork fell below year-ago levels for the first time this year, but exports remain on a record pace in 2020, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were down sharply from a year ago in June. This reflected a lingering impact of a temporary slowdown in …

U.S. Broiler Exports on the Rise

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Poultry

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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-31-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 31, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 16,700 head compared to 9,959 last week and 16,967 year ago. Compared to one week …

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-24-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 24, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 10,000 head compared to 12,698 last week and 12,242 year ago. Compared to one week …

USDA Making Improvements to Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance program for cattle and swine beginning in the 2021 crop year. Changes include adding premium subsidies to assist producers and moving premium due dates to the end of the endorsement period for cattle. According to a story from Gary Crawford, the changes may make it …

Hog Farmers Face Near $5 Billion Loss

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Pork

An analysis by economist Steve Meyer for the National Pork Producers Council shows an estimated 2 million hogs still backed up on farms. According to his report, based on lean hog futures prices on March 1 and July 10 and actual hog prices in the interim, potential 2020 revenue from hog sales has been reduced by roughly $4.7 billion. Other …