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Meat giants share high expectations By: Jeff Caldwell 02/03/2012 @ 12:01pm

Recent reports show the livestock business is in fairly good shape. And now, further proof of the sustainability of that strength comes in reports from 2 giants in the ...

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Cattle herd expansion is on By: Jeff Caldwell 01/31/2012 @ 11:53am

The slimming down of the U.S. cattle herd on account of high feed costs seems to have dried up, and now herd expansion ...

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2012 looks bright for cattle business By: Jeff Caldwell 01/18/2012 @ 12:03pm

A combination of fewer downside price risks stemming from factors like a gradual tightening of beef supplies and more ...

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Hog producers: Follow 'prudent path' By: Jeff Caldwell 01/04/2012 @ 11:34am

The breeding hog herd's expanding, profits are at healthy levels and another good year's expected for hog producers who have been embattled in recent years by tough market conditions and major ...

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Cattle traders assess winter storm impact By: Dow Jones Newswires 12/20/2011 @ 9:27am

Cash cattle markets are expected to remain quiet throughout the day as feedyards, processors and traders assess the impact of the season's first major winter storm. Heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions ...

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Winter storm a mixed bag for ag By: John Walter 12/19/2011 @ 11:18am

The major winter storm shaping up in the Southern Plains, expected to bring as much as foot of snow in some areas and signficant rainfall in others, will offer some benefits to crops in the region, forecasters ...

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Beef-packer margins at worst in 8 years By: Dow Jones Newswires 12/06/2011 @ 10:55am

Beef-processing margins are at their weakest levels in eight years and challenging all-time lows, with factors driving the latest decline including recent weakness in beef prices, tight supplies of ...

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Pork production tops beef for first time in three years By: Dow Jones Newswires 12/01/2011 @ 2:50pm

The USDA reports pork output in America for the week ended November 19 topped beef for first time since December 2008.  Large hog supplies, along with strong world demand for pork, have encouraged ...

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