The end of June brings another round of quarterly reports as the second quarter comes to a close, and that starts today, the quarterly hogs and pigs report. By the way, I wonder if pork is going to be on the menu at the White House today. President Trump hosting farmers and ranchers from 12 states at a dinner in …
January Cattle Futures
Cattle Market May Be Running Out of Sellers After Sharp Futures Decline After weeks of volatility, it appears the cattle and feeder cattle markets may finally be stabilizing. Analysts suggest that we may have run out of sellers as trading activity begins to level off. On October 16, January feeder cattle futures peaked just above $3.80, before plummeting nearly $70 …
USDA Reports Preview
The August World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates will include the first USDA yield estimates of the season. The August report has historically pushed the markets up or down significantly. In January, USDA predicted the corn yield at just under 171 billion bushels. Farm Journal’s AgWeb.com says most analysts agree that Thursday’s estimate will likely come in well under the …


