Pasture & Range Conditions as of 7/3/22
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 7/3/22

69% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor... Unchanged from last week

Tue July 05 2022

Corn Crop Condition as of 7/3/22
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 7/3/22

64% of Corn Condition rated at Good to Excellent, down 3% from last week.

Tue July 05 2022

Cattle and Beef Markets 2022:  The Second Half
Cattle & Beef Markets
Cattle and Beef Markets 2022:  The Second Half

The second half of 2022 is shaping up to look significantly different than the first half of the year. 

Mon July 04 2022

Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 7/1/22
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 7/1/22

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

Sat July 02 2022

Ukraine’s Grain Exports Plunge 43% as War Takes Its Toll
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Grain Exports Plunge 43% as War Takes Its Toll

The government said Ukraine could harvest up 65 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds this year, compared with 106 million in 2021.

Fri July 01 2022

Cattle Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for 7/1/22:  Bullishness Surges Higher
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for 7/1/22: Bullishness Surges Higher

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

Fri July 01 2022

Three Semi-Trailers full of Beef Products Stolen in Nebraska
Dressed Beef
Three Semi-Trailers full of Beef Products Stolen in Nebraska

Depending on what meat cuts were on board at the time of the theft, it could be worth up to $1 Million.

Thu June 30 2022

USDA Crop Acreage Planted Report
Crop Acreage Report
USDA Crop Acreage Planted Report

Corn Planted Acreage Down 4 Percent - Soybean Acreage Up 1 Percent - All Wheat Acreage Up 1 Percent

Thu June 30 2022

USDA June Grain Stocks Report
Grain Stocks Report
USDA June Grain Stocks Report

Corn Stocks Up 6 Percent from June 2021 - Soybean Stocks Up 26 Percent - All Wheat Stocks Down 22 Percent

Thu June 30 2022

Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 6/28/22
DROUGHT
Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 6/28/22

As of June 28, 2022, 42.53% of the U.S. and 47.73% of the lower 48 states are in drought.

Thu June 30 2022

Supreme Court limits EPA’s role in combatting Climate Change
Climate Change
Supreme Court limits EPA’s role in combatting Climate Change

In a 6-3 ruling, the court sides with conservative states and fossil-fuel companies in adopting a narrow reading of the Clean Air Act.

Thu June 30 2022

Key Price Gauge signals Raging U.S. Inflation may be Starting to Cool
Inflation
Key Price Gauge signals Raging U.S. Inflation may be Starting to Cool

The core rate of PCE inflation slows as Americans confront the worst outbreak of inflation in more than 40 years.

Thu June 30 2022

R-CALF USA responds to the Supreme Court’s Adverse Decision
R-CALF USA
R-CALF USA responds to the Supreme Court’s Adverse Decision

R-CALF will now focus on achieving additional reforms in our second lawsuit.

Wed June 29 2022

Consumer Confidence falls to 16-Month Low on worries about Inflation & Economy
Economy
Consumer Confidence falls to 16-Month Low on worries about Inflation & Economy

Consumer confidence index declines to 98.7 in June from 103.2

Tue June 28 2022

Supreme Court denies hearing R-CALF Checkoff Case
Beef Checkoff
Supreme Court denies hearing R-CALF Checkoff Case

The original case was filed against the Montana Beef Council, alleging that checkoff dollars were subsidizing third-party groups that support the consolidation of the cattle and beef industry.

Tue June 28 2022

Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 6/25/22
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 6/25/22

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 16.1% below the 3 Year Average.

Tue June 28 2022

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 6/26/22
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 6/26/22

69% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor... Unchanged from last week

Tue June 28 2022

Corn Crop Condition as of 6/26/22
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 6/26/22

67% of Corn Condition rated at Good to Excellent, down 3% from last week.

Tue June 28 2022

Smaller Feedlot Numbers Ahead
Cattle on Feed
Smaller Feedlot Numbers Ahead

Feedlot numbers are declining seasonally with the June 1 level down for the fourth consecutive month.

Mon June 27 2022

Dropping Like Flies… Prussic Acid in Cattle
Animal Health
Dropping Like Flies… Prussic Acid in Cattle

Prussic acid toxin is created when the harmless hydrocyanic glycosides in plants are stressed and breakdown. 

Sat June 25 2022

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