11/20/2009 08:49AM
Ground beef prices down 21 cents from last year.
11/20/2009 08:14AM
U.S. hog slaughter in October down 426,700 head from last year. Iowa down 78,300 head; Illinois down 132,400 head.
11/19/2009 09:10AM
Price projections for 2008, 2009 & 2010.
11/19/2009 08:52AM
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 14, 2009.
11/19/2009 08:22AM
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 14, 2009.
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.
11/17/2009 07:54AM
Cattle industry predicts trade at $83.63; Cattle Trade Predictor: $82.76.
11/16/2009 03:10PM
Boxed beef prices: 139.94; Cattle trade: 83.80.