March beef and pork exports set records for value, while beef muscle cuts also set an export record.
Analysts are watching the rise in beef prices and sorting out what it might mean for cattle markets. Andrew Griffith, ag economist with the Un…
With strong demand and a tight supply, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that the market is keeping close tabs on planting progress this spring.
Demand for U.S. pork continues to be strong, and that should bode fairly well for prices over the course of the next few months.
After a week that saw grain markets surge, early indicators are for another week of good prices.
After a quick warm up to kick off spring, weather has forced some farmers to wait a little bit for the start of planting season.
Spring has brought some optimism to cattle markets, with fed cattle and beef cutout markets moving higher.
Pork and beef exports in February remained lower than the high numbers of a year ago.
Now that the reports have been released and the market has responded, the markets have turned their attention to spring planting.
The reopening of the economy and recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic will be key in driving beef prices in the coming months…
The March 31 acreage report was a stunner for the markets as the USDA estimates were much lower than anticipated.
Analysts labeled last week’s USDA Hogs and Pigs report with adjectives ranging from shocking to a game changer.
This was report week, when everyone in the grain marketing world waited to see what the USDA would say about 2021 planting expectations. But b…
Cattle price prospects continue to have long-run uncertainty due to a number of factors, South Dakota State University risk and business manag…
As planting season approaches, grain markets are also keeping an eye on the annual spring reports from the USDA.
Farmers should take advantage of higher prices, but analysts at Commodity Classic said not to relax and celebrate just yet as there is still w…
Beef and pork exports both opened 2021 below last year’s large numbers.
The March 9 USDA Supply and Demand report came and went. Little to no changes came from the balance tables for corn, wheat and soybeans, and m…
It was a week of optimism at Commodity Classic as higher prices have marketers excited about the prospects of the 2021 crop.
Supply and demand have kept cattle feeders from having much leverage over packers in recent months. University of Tennessee ag economist Andre…
Now that the crop insurance rates have been set, farmers know they have a floor to work with in the grain markets. But it doesn’t mean all ris…
Muscle cuts may garner the headlines, but variety meat exports remain a key component in U.S. meat exports.
Prices are high, and the USDA expects farmers to try to take advantage in 2021.
The latest Cattle on Feed report showed higher placements and feedlot inventory from this time a year ago.
Pork exports shattered records in 2020.
The WASDE report released a week and a half ago sent the grain markets into some fairly wild gyrations, with corn prices nosediving by 50 cent…
Three market experts at virtual pork, beef and land management events in January forecast volatile markets in 2021 but opportunities for profi…