Here We Go Again… Another Liquidation/Expansion Cycle
Beef Cattle
Here We Go Again… Another Liquidation/Expansion Cycle

Modest herd expansion is possible next year with faster herd expansion after 2024.

Mon May 22 2023

Class Action Lawsuit against Beyond Meat
FAKE MEAT
Class Action Lawsuit against Beyond Meat

The complaint alleges that Beyond Meat made false and misleading statements about its ability to produce plant-based meats at scale.

Mon May 22 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 5/19/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 5/19/23

For the week, fed cattle trade in the South and North were both steady. Feeder cattle and stocker calves traded about 2.50 higher.

Sat May 20 2023

Atypical 'Mad Cow Disease' Case Detected In US
BSE (Mad Cow Disease)
Atypical 'Mad Cow Disease' Case Detected In US

The atypical variant sporadically occurs in older cattle, while the classic form is spread when farmers feed their herds with the meat and bone meal of infected animals.

Sat May 20 2023

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent; Marketings Down 10 Percent
Cattle on Feed
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent; Marketings Down 10 Percent

Placements of fed cattle during April were 4 percent below April of 2022.

Fri May 19 2023

Lonesome Lands: Animal ID and the Government’s Plan to Control Farms’ and Ranches’ Emissions
EID’s
Lonesome Lands: Animal ID and the Government’s Plan to Control Farms’ and Ranches’ Emissions

There are many reasons why EIDs should not be mandated, but they can be summed up in one word… Freedom.

Fri May 19 2023

5/19/23: Cattle Market Sentiment... Bullishness Prevails
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
5/19/23: Cattle Market Sentiment... Bullishness Prevails

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

Fri May 19 2023

USDA Projects declines in Per Capita Beef Consumption for 2023 & 2024
Beef Consumption
USDA Projects declines in Per Capita Beef Consumption for 2023 & 2024

USDA projects a 16% decline in per capita domestic beef consumption in 2023 and an additional 7.4% decline in 2024.

Thu May 18 2023

Meat Industry Encourages Farm-State Legislatures to Override Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Meat Industry Encourages Farm-State Legislatures to Override Supreme Court

In a 5-4 ruling last week, the Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12.

Thu May 18 2023

National Drought Conditions:  Improvements in the Plains and the Midwest
DROUGHT
National Drought Conditions: Improvements in the Plains and the Midwest

The storms did miss a few spots, and the Northeast and Southeast have some new dryness, but overall it was a very wet week.

Thu May 18 2023

Leading Index signals Slowing U.S. Economy gets Closer to Recession
Economy
Leading Index signals Slowing U.S. Economy gets Closer to Recession

Leading economic index, also known as the LEI, falls for 13th month in a row.

Thu May 18 2023

Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended; CME Corn & Wheat Futures Fall
Grain
Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended; CME Corn & Wheat Futures Fall

Grain prices suffered heavy losses after the extension was announced.

Wed May 17 2023

Estimates for Friday's Cattle on Feed Report
Cattle on Feed
Estimates for Friday's Cattle on Feed Report

Estimates indicate the number of cattle on feed, placed on feed, and marketed will all be lower than a year ago.

Wed May 17 2023

May Feed Outlook: Feed Grain Supply Is Higher on Large Crops and Beginning Stocks
Feed Outlook
May Feed Outlook: Feed Grain Supply Is Higher on Large Crops and Beginning Stocks

A larger corn crop and higher beginning stocks combine to bolster the corn supply.

Tue May 16 2023

Calculating Depreciation in the Cow Herd
Depreciation
Calculating Depreciation in the Cow Herd

Calculating depreciation for tax purposes is not necessarily the way producers should calculate it from a management perspective.

Tue May 16 2023

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/14/23
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/14/23

66% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Fair to Very Poor' compared to 67% Last Week and 78% Last Year.

Tue May 16 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 5/13/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 5/13/23

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 15.1% above the 3 Year Average.

Tue May 16 2023

Corn Crop Condition as of 5/14/23
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 5/14/23

65% of Corn Crop Planted... 20% more than a year ago and 6% above the 5 year average.

Tue May 16 2023

Supreme Courts Upholds Proposition 12; Leaves door open for Future Challenges
Supreme Court
Supreme Courts Upholds Proposition 12; Leaves door open for Future Challenges

Justice Kavanaugh wrote a partial dissent that many see laying out a potential roadmap for future challenges to laws like Proposition 12.

Tue May 16 2023

May 1 Hay Stocks Down 13.4% from last May
Hay Stocks
May 1 Hay Stocks Down 13.4% from last May

In 2023, KS, NE, OK, & TX accounted for 18.7 percent of total May 1 hay stocks and are down by 44.9 percent compared to the ten-year average for the four-state total.

Mon May 15 2023

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