11/20/2009 02:22PM
Beef and veal exports for September were 20 percent below a year
earlier. The biggest decline by country was South Korea, Vietnam and
Mexico. Beef imports in September were down 4.7 percent from a year
earlier.
11/13/2009 01:38PM
The November USDA estimate of the 2009 corn crop is for a yield of 162.9 bushels per acre, down from the October estimate of 164.2 bushels per acre. This is still a record high for the corn yield.
11/13/2009 07:10AM
A discussion was initiated as to where one should look to find out why the value that the producer receives for beef seems to be questioned. It goes without much discussion that this topic is complicated and difficult.
11/06/2009 01:32PM
Beef production for January-September was down 3.2 percent. The number
of cattle slaughtered during this nine month period was down 4.2
percent. Therefore, cattle weights were one percent heavier than for
this time in 2008.
11/06/2009 07:09AM
There is a time to set aside the business of life and simply do.
11/03/2009 03:25PM
The Southern US has been inundated with rain over the past two months. The Mississippi River corridor has been particularly hard hit by the excessive rains.
10/31/2009 04:06PM
Further improvement in cash fed cattle prices continued this week.
10/30/2009 03:09PM
The process of “calving” or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages.
10/30/2009 03:06PM
Cull cows that are destined to be go to the packing house are graded by their fleshiness. The fattest cows are called “Breakers”. Moderately fleshed cows are “Boners”. Thin cows are called “Leans” or “Lights”, depending upon the weight of the cow.