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Boxed beef run continues; feedlot inventories down less
Choice boxed beef finished last week at a record weekly average of $207.49/cwt., up $4/cwt. from last week and up $17/cwt. from the recent lows last month. Though this market may be near a peak, the strength and duration of the recent run has been impressive and sets the stage for a stronger summer beef market.
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Meat and poultry trends in the U.S.
Meat consumption in the U.S. has been on the decline for nearly a decade. Several factors account for this change, but two in particular stand out.
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Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as U.S. drought conditions unfolded.
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Ag markets generally mixed to start this week
Talk of greatly accelerated corn plantings last week and again during the days ahead probably depressed deferred corn futures Monday.
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USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up
Landowners and producers can now enroll in continuous CRP with general sign-up to follow.
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Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
A survey by the Consumer Federation of America shows 90 percent of Americans are in favor of requiring companies to list the origin of the fresh meat they sell on the label.
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Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
Michigan hay producers are starting the production season with zero surplus supplies so buyers will need to purchase early rather than later.
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Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
It is a commonly used refrain amongst activists and the media: “Meat causes more global warming than everything else combined” or “contributes 51 percent of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.”
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Zoetis, Texas Tech partner in Salmonella research
$100,000 gift will help advance food safety for consumers
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Visit New York during the National Angus Conference and Tour
Register by Aug. 1 to ensure a space in the 2013 event; early deadline is July 15.
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Cooking with beef: Beef steak and black bean soft tacos
Total recipe time: 25 to 30 minutes, makes 4 servings
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
