11/19/2009 07:56AM
Net sales of 9,100 MT were primarily for Mexico (1,800 MT), Japan (1,700 MT), Canada (1,700 MT), South Korea (1,400 MT), Vietnam (1,200 MT), and Taiwan (700 MT). Net sales of 2,900 MT for delivery in 2010 were mainly for Hong Kong (1,800 MT), South Korea (600 MT), Taiwan (400 MT), and the Philippines (100 MT). Exports of 10,600 MT were mainly to Mexico (3,100 MT), Canada (1,700 MT), Japan (1,500 MT), Vietnam (1,500 MT), and South Korea (1,300 MT).
11/19/2009 07:25AM
Net sales of 362,400 metric tons were down 12 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average.
11/17/2009 09:52AM
Top 5 Countries: 1. Mexico; 2. Canada; 3. Japan; 4. Vietnam; 5. Hong Kong.
11/17/2009 08:07AM
Cattle traded over $86 for two weeks and then dropped off a cliff to $83.80. Beef production, cattle slaughter & weights down. Beef loads back up to normal after two light weeks. You could see boxed beef go up $1 based on the beef/pork spread. Open interest dropped for the first time in weeks. Long/Short spread widened. Exports were down this week but have generally been pretty good. Cattle on feed report released on Friday.
11/16/2009 02:47PM
Year-to-date beef exports down 9.5%.
11/13/2009 07:27AM
Net sales of 412,200 metric tons were up 45 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average.
11/10/2009 01:25PM
Good news: beef exports projected up; imports down. Offset, however, by higher production and lower consumption.
11/09/2009 03:38PM
Beef production under 500 mp. Cattle weights down 1 pound. Beef & pork prices up slightly.
11/05/2009 08:00AM
Year-To-Date Beef Exports Down 7%; Slowly Closing The Gap.