Beef export values continued to break records in November, pushing past $1 billion for the second time in 2021.
With updates on exports, the previous season’s crop and international yields, the January USDA reports are known for causing excitement — both…
Fed cattle prices have continued to show strength to begin the new year, University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith says.
It’s still a weather market.
There were a few surprises in the Dec. 23 USDA Hogs and Pigs report. Overall numbers were down 4% from Dec. 1, 2020, coming in at 74.2 million…
A new year means renewed activity in the markets, but the current news cycle is showing this may not be the best time to commit to either buyi…
As the calendar turns to 2022, the grain market also starts to shift gears with attention moving from the 2021 crop to the 2022 crop and from …
Analysts are watching trends in the Consumer Price Index and what they might mean for meat demand going forward.
Beef export value and volume continued to climb in October.
The holidays are often a quiet time in the grain markets, and 2021’s Christmas and New Year promise to be no different.
Analysts are watching trends in fed cattle prices and what impact boxed beef prices and purchasing trends are having. Andrew Griffith, ag econ…
Farmers are seeing good commodity prices this winter and a market that is telling them to sell now rather than storing their crop, but high in…
While feeder pig prices have followed seasonal patterns by increasing over the past few weeks, so have slaughter prices, but in the opposite d…
As the holidays approach, U.S. farmers are hoping to see a Christmas present in the form of added demand and increased exports.
U.S. beef exports to China have been on the rise since the middle of last year, with beef going to China at a much higher rate than historical…
The news of a new COVID-19 variant put a scare into the grain markets last week as traders became concerned about future shutdowns in the econ…
Farmers face an interesting choice at the moment. They can lock in some very good prices for both new crop grain and for next year’s crop. But…
Larger supplies of cattle continue to pressure prices seasonally.
Analysts are watching trends in feeding cattle, including the recent decline in average days of feed, to see how that might impact cattle markets.
Soy markets have been charging in recent days, and analyst Karl Setzer thinks this might be a good opportunity for producers.
Beef and pork exports continued on a record pace through September, according to USDA data and an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The calendar has turned to November, and as far as the trade is concerned, it is time to switch attention from yields and supply to demand.
Analysts are watching trends in calf marketing to see what impacts it might have for cattle markets. University of Tennessee ag economist Andr…
Corn market trends were higher as October came to a close, with traders keeping their eyes trained on the 2022 season.
It is harvest time, and no other issue can overshadow that one when it comes to the grain markets.
Retail meat prices posted new records in September, according to an analysis from the Livestock Marketing Information Center.
URBANA, Ill. — Global financial markets collapsed in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. But weeks earlier, soybean f…