As of July 19, 2022, 44.57% of the U.S. and 51.87% of the lower 48 states are in drought.

Thu July 21 2022

Zia sued Tyson in May 2020, alleging Tyson breached a 2019 premium cattle contract after it failed to fork over $2,488,000.

Wed July 20 2022

On Friday, July 22, 2022, USDA NASS will be releasing two key reports for the cattle industry: July Cattle on Feed and July Cattle Inventory.

Wed July 20 2022

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 21.3% above the 3 Year Average.

Mon July 18 2022

74% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor compared to 72% last week.

Mon July 18 2022

64% of Corn Condition rated at Good to Excellent... Unchanged from last week.

Mon July 18 2022

Cow slaughter in the Texas region through the first half of the year was 123,400 head or 30% higher than the same 26 week period in 2021.

Mon July 18 2022

Fears of higher rates and weakening economic conditions linger over the year’s second half.

Mon July 18 2022

The beef cattle industry is liquidating farther and faster this year. 

Mon July 18 2022

For the week, slaughter cattle trade was steady to 2.00 lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves higher. Live Cattle & Feeder Cattle futures were higher while dressed beef cutouts were mixed and corn lower.

Sat July 16 2022

An interesting analysis by Peter Zeihan on International inflation and how it will be affected by geography, demographics, and global politics.

Fri July 15 2022

Without rain, it's a grim outlook for cattle operations.

Fri July 15 2022

The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" indicator is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong:

Fri July 15 2022

The conflict began when the Forest Service proposed a plan in 2020 to shoot unbranded and unauthorized cows from helicopters in the Gila.

Thu July 14 2022

The USDA Cattle Inventory report due out July 22 will tell the story for the rest of 2022.

Thu July 14 2022

As of July 12, 2022, 44.98% of the U.S. and 50.61% of the lower 48 states are in drought.

Thu July 14 2022

Farmers have blocked supermarkets, distributions centers and roads in response to government plans to cut nitrogen emissions.

Thu July 14 2022

Wholesale prices surge again and signal inflation is still bubbling up in the U.S. economy.

Thu July 14 2022

In a rush to address soaring meat prices and ensure that all parts of the supply chain benefit from those prices, several pending bills would dramatically expand the federal government’s role in meat markets.

Wed July 13 2022

June red meat and poultry price inflation data shows an apparent shift to less expensive proteins.

Wed July 13 2022