Livestock Markets

Market analysts provide commentary on the future of commodity prices, including lean hogs and live cattle. This analysis looks at marketing fundamentals, USDA reports, and breaking news.

Cattle Fundamentals Turning Supportive

Quietly gaining traction in the background of the spring crop planting delay are live cattle futures. Now as we start third quarter with eyes on fourth quarter, the fundamentals appear to be shifting.

Cattle eating at a feedbunk.

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Weekly Outlook: Has Cattle Herd Expansion Ground to a Halt?

What happened to the size of the herd in 2018? Did U.S. producers continue to increase their herds in 2018, or did expansion grind to a halt?

A close-up of a red cow and a black cow.

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Pork Industry: Some Recovery From Decade-Low Prices

To get back to profits, the industry must secure more markets for U.S. pork or further reduce the rate of expansion.

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Women in Agriculture

SF Special: How one young, farmer’s daughter is carrying on her family’s legacy

By Women in Agriculture

A full-time animal nutritionist and beginning farmer, Lillie is carrying on her family’s legacy through hard work, fight, and determination on her family’s third-generation farm.

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Crops

Developing a strategy to reduce soil compaction

By Successful Farming TV Show

When soil suffers compaction, myriad challenges arise. On the surface, appearances can be deceiving on the extend of the damage.

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Agronomy Insider

Deciding To Replant

By Agronomy Insider

Not every crop comes up the way it’s supposed to the first time around. Stay tuned for tips on how to decide if your field should be replanted.

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Cattle Rally: Be Ready to Capture It

Cattle futures have come to life yet again.

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Livestock Providing an Opportunity

A recent price recovery in both live cattle and lean hog futures contracts is offering an opportunity for producers to lock in better prices than existed just a few weeks ago.

A close-up of two cows.

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Surprisingly Bearish Cattle on Feed Report

Today's Cattle on Feed report is a bearish surprise. USDA’s monthly survey of feedlots found 2.6% more placements in August against the trade expectation of a 2.1% decline.

Grass with cattle in the background.

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Are We Hitting the Bottom in the Lean-Hog Market?

On the bear side, this year’s production will easily surpass next year. On the bull side, we have two new plants that are opening.

Pigs in a finishing barn.

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Peak Beef Supply Concerns Surface

The week's kill may have come in a little larger than the trade was expecting.

A herd of red cattle.

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Analyst: The U.S. Hog Industry is OK

This analyst and firm believes wholeheartedly that futures prices made for the projections are artificially inflated.

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Tip of the Day

Agronomy Tip: Apply Fungicide to Ensure Stalk Quality

Ensure stalk quality and yield by prioritizing a fungicide application.

Markets Newswire

GRAINS-Wheat eases, hovers around 1-wk high on dry U.S. weather

5/31/2020 10:40 pm

GRAINS-Corn falls on concerns China could reduce U.S. purchases

5/31/2020 8:42 pm

Armed bandits kill at least 18 in Nigeria's Katsina state

5/31/2020 4:45 pm

Militants kill 25 in attack on Burkina Faso cattle market

5/31/2020 11:55 am

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