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Feeding margins closer to the black, packer margins slip
05/22/2012 5:25:00 AM
A rally in cash cattle prices helped pull cattle feeding margins closer to breakeven, while beef packer margins declined. Cash hog prices also rallied, lifting pork producer margins into the black for the first time this month. ...
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Packer-feedyard standoff continues, light trade at $123
05/21/2012 5:35:00 AM
Feedyards held firm to asking prices $3 to $5 higher than packer bids last week, and a bullish cattle on feed report supported ideas that a higher price trend ahead of Memorial Day is shaping up for beef. ...
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Oil falls to lowest level since December
05/18/2012 5:40:00 AM
Economic uncertainty in Europe pushed oil prices and stocks lower on Thursday, but analysts continue to monitor negotiations with Iran. Economic sanctions against Iran are set to tighten by the end of June, and an oil price spike could result. ...
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Commentary: Bittman thinks global warming is “What’s For Dinner”
05/17/2012 5:30:00 AM
A popular food writer and author repeats myths about livestock production in his column in The New York Times. But the myths are flawed, according to research by a UC Davis professor who believes eliminating livestock will only mean more hungry people. ...
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Cattle feeding margins improve, packer margins slip
05/16/2012 5:45:00 AM
Steady cash fed cattle prices and lower breakevens on finished cattle helped feeding margins improve, but losses remain on most cattle. Packers saw their margins decline, but remain in the black. Pork producer margins declined for the week. ...
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Standoff in cash cattle as beef prices slip, feeders higher
05/14/2012 5:45:00 AM
Packers and feeders were locked in a standoff most of last week with a few cattle trading late Friday. Stocker and feeder cattle found higher bids while cash corn moved 7 cents per bushel lower. Boxed beef prices slipped from recent highs. ...
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Declining crude oil prices benefit beef market
05/10/2012 5:40:00 AM
Crude oil prices fell for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving consumers with more flexibility in their weekly budgets for beef and other proteins. Boxed beef prices are up $0.84 from Friday's close. ...
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Update: A meat eater wins The NY Times contest
05/09/2012 4:54:16 PM
The New York Times essay contest draws heat from both sides of the ethical argument about eating meat. Coverage of the contest included an interview with the author of Drovers/CattleNetwork's commentary, "Why The NY Times essay contest is phony." ...
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Beef packer margins improve, feeding margins ugly
05/08/2012 5:30:00 AM
Improving boxed beef prices helped beef packer margins gain ground last week, but cattle feeding margins made only minimal gains on slightly higher cash prices. Softer cash hog prices pushed producer margins into the red. ...
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Cash fed cattle $2 higher, boxed beef steady, margins improve
05/07/2012 5:40:00 AM
Cattle feeding margins and packer margins both saw improvement last week, but feedyards continue losing money. Stocker and feeder cattle found uneven to lower prices on the week as a decline in the quality of offerings was noted. ...
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La Nina is finished, National Weather Service says
05/04/2012 5:40:00 AM
The National Weather Service announced Thursday that the two-year La Nina weather phenomenon is over. Climatologists believe that could be good news for drought areas of the South and hurricane areas along the coasts. ...
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Commentary: Searching for beef’s next toe-stubber
05/03/2012 5:30:00 AM
The facts and the law suggest we’re producing the safest beef in the world. Still, LFTB and BSE have tarnished the industry’s image in recent weeks. What’s next? ...
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- Expensive beef forcing restaurants to feature other proteins
- MF Global paid Corzine $8 million in year before collapse
- Drought recedes, but conditions still dicey in some regions
- Cattle management: Relocating beef cows in drought conditions
- CCA on hand for milestone Steaks for Soldiers event
- Cattle futures pushed by improved beef cutout prices
- Dealing with a common disease in cattle- pinkeye
- Monday Market Sentiment: Cash cattle to drop with short week
- Prices for cull cows poised to set another record
- Registration open for 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference
- Packer-feedyard standoff continues, light trade at $123
- Group claims breakthrough with discovery of new steak cut
- Guest commentary: Slimed by pink slime
- North Dakota cattleman loses 14 cattle to vandals
- Merck Animal Health introduces ZUPREVO a new antibiotic for BRD
- Cattle feeders running out of magic tricks
- Calving calculations
- Financial tool used climate change uncertainty to select land
- NCBA Op-Ed: Ranchers’ rights are being trampled
- Cattle market analysis: Effects of the cattle on feed report
- Commentary: Searching for beef’s next toe-stubber
- Commentary: Why The New York Times' essay contest is phony
- Commentary: Vegan sweet dreams
- BSE found in central California, USDA confirms
- Slime time at AMI: expo panel on rehabbing LFTB
- Guest commentary: Slimed by pink slime
- Commentary: Bittman thinks global warming is “What’s For Dinner”
- Veterinarian responds to New York Times essay
- Vigilante cattlemen arrested for beating alleged rustler
- Commentary: Advise and dissent
