Greg Henderson
Oil hits 11-week high after fiscal cliff deal passes
Congress' approval of legislation to avert the so-called fiscal cliff was seen as good news to oil traders as Brent crude oil reached an 11-week high in London. The Dow Jones Industrial average traded 2 percent higher.
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Cattle feeding losses now under $50 per head
Cash cattle prices traded $1 per hundredweight higher last week, helping feedyard margins improve more than $13 per head. Packer margins eroded further into the red with the higher bids. Pork producers saw their margins decline $7 per head.
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Cattle feeding margins improve, packers slip
Cash cattle prices traded $1.50 per hundredweight higher last week, improving feedyard margins $25 per head. Beef packer margins declined further into the red. Pork producers saw their margins improve modestly while pork packer margins fell into the red.
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Cattle feeding, beef packing margins improve
Cattle feeders and beef packers both saw significant improvement to their margins last week, though both segments continue to struggle with heavy losses. Pork producers saw their margins slip further into the red with a large dip in cash prices.
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Supply-driven rally faces feed, water shortages
Stocker and feeder cattle prices strengthen in the last full-week market test of 2012. But America’s gripping two-year drought continues to dictate nearly every decision in cattle country, and its influence on prices and strategies will linger long after the calendar says 2013.
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U.S. oil glut makes $50 oil a possibility
Under pressure the last half of this year, crude oil prices are likely to decline further during the first quarter of 2013. America’s oil industry is booming, but globally production lags population growth and economic output.
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Urban populations will rapidly strain services, resources
Cities will feel the strain of population growth over the next 30 years as social and health challenges increase. New research by the Worldwatch Institute suggests cities, especially in the developing world, must find ways to provide essential services to their ever-increasing populations.
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Cattle feeding losses more than double
Cattle feeding margins saw slow improvement through October and November, but last week produced a major step backward as per head losses more than doubled. Beef packer margins and pork producer margins both improved modestly.
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Feeder markets looking for a spark
Stocker and feeder cattle traded steady in a light test last week as drought continues to dominate all markets. Moisture on the Plains could ignite a rally, but any significant change to this dismal weather pattern is unlikely before the calendar changes to 2013.
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Oil prices under pressure as OPEC prepares to meet
Increased oil production in the U.S. and soft global demand has put pressure on oil prices in recent months. Analysts believe OPEC must consider cutting production or face further price declines next year.
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Cattle feeding margins improve, pork margins ugly
Feedyards continue to lose money on every animal sold, but packer losses are now nearly double feeding losses. Pork producer margins slipped again last week while pork packer margins improved.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
