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02/06/2012 6:00:00 AM
2012 promises to be quite a year for the U.S. beef business, with the cow-calf sector poised for record returns and incentive for growth, analysts told a standing-room crowd at the Cattle-Fax Annual Outlook Conference during the Cattle Industry Convention last week. ... Full story.

Cattle Outlook: March beef exports up 47 percent

05/13/2011 3:35:42 PM
Beef exports during March totaled 245.288 million pounds, up 46.5% compared to a year earlier and the second largest monthly total ever behind 259.2 million pounds exported in June 2003. Beef imports during March totaled 175.01 million pounds, down 21.0% from 12 months earlier. ... Full story.

Cattle Outlook: Beef exports 25.4% higher

04/15/2011 2:39:23 PM
Beef trade continues to be very favorable. Beef exports during February were 25.4% higher than 12 months earlier and beef imports were 16.5% lower. The big growth markets for beef exports were South Korea, Japan and Canada. Canada, Australia and Brazil account for the drop in beef imports. ... Full story.

Cattle Outlook: Frozen beef supplies largest in 2 years

03/25/2011 3:26:48 PM
The amount of beef in cold storage at the end of February, 468 million pounds, was up 1.3% from the month before and up 15.6% compared to a year earlier. Frozen beef supplies are the largest since January 2009. As a general rule, increasing stocks of frozen beef is a negative for price, but it doesn't appear to be hurting prices this year. ... Full story.

US cattle: Moving higher amid cash supply jitters

02/16/2011 10:32:57 AM
Live cattle futures prices Wednesday are higher amid mounting trader concerns about thin cash-market supplies and higher prices. The most-active April contract recently traded 0.95 cent a pound, or 0.84%, higher at $1.1472. The soon-to-expire February contract recently traded up 0.55 cent a pound, or 0.50%, at $1.0960. ... Full story.

2010 U.S. pork & beef consumption decline

02/02/2011 11:10:46 AM
U.S. per capita pork consumption fell by 2.2 pounds in 2010 to 48.0 pounds, according to the CME Daily Livestock Report. That's the lowest annual figure since 1997 when Americans consumed 47.9 pounds of pork. ... Full story.

US cattle: futures open lower after report shows larger numbers

01/24/2011 9:37:19 AM
Live cattle futures traders on Monday took live cattle futures lower on the open after a USDA report on Friday showed a larger-than-expected number of cattle populating the nation's feedlots. February live cattle recently traded at $1.0725 a pound, down 0.70 cent a pound, or 0.65% on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, while April was off 0.77c, or 0.68%, at $1.1190. ... Full story.

The CattleBoard: Boxed Beef & Carcass Price Reach 27-Day Highs

01/21/2011 4:09:19 PM
Boxed beef finishes the week on a 27-day high, increasing by 71 cents to $173.52. The cutter cow cutout also improved. Feeder cattle increase by 5 cents to $126.35 even as corn jumps 3 cents to $6.57.
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The CattleBoard: Live & Feeder Cattle Fall Lower, Corn Recovers

01/20/2011 4:09:26 PM
Corn recovers most of the previous day's losses improving by 13 cents to $6.54. Feeder cattle fell for the second day in a row, dropping another 70 cents to $126.30. Boxed beef returns to Tuesday's close, improving by 90 cents to $172.81.
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The CattleBoard: Live & Feeder Cattle Fall Lower

01/19/2011 4:13:30 PM
Live cattle dropped 40 cents lower to $108.80 with feeder cattle close behind, down 30 cents to $127.00. Boxed beef fell 90 cents to $171.91.
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The CattleBoard: Live Cattle Falls, Boxed Beef & Feeder Cattle Higher

01/18/2011 4:25:23 PM
Live cattle fell 18 cents lower to $109.20. Feeder cattle and corn both improve, reaching 27-day highs. Boxed beef continues higher, increasing by $1.26 to $172.81.
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The CattleBoard: Boxed Beef & Carcass Price Soar

01/17/2011 4:14:13 PM
Boxed beef reached a 27-day high Monday, improving by $1.82 to $171.55. The beef carcass price also jumped higher, up $1.19 to $159.27. The cutter cow cutout fell lower, dropping 7 cents to $141.55.
... Full story.
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