PICE Beef Consumption

VAN Report: Boxed Beef Prices - Primal Rib Hits 27-Day High

Primal Rib At 227.25, Up 1.34. High This Year: 288.72; Low This Year: 178.66.

WASDE: Beef Supply & Demand Estimates

Higher fed cattle marketings in the first quarter support a higher forecast of beef production despite lower carcass weights in the first part of the year. Cow slaughter is increased for the first half of the year.

Cold Storage: Beef Drops To Lowest Levels In 27 Months

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 5 percent from the previous month and down 16 percent from last year.

Beef In Cold Storage Lowest In 27 Months

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 18 percent from last year.