Category: herd expansion
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Outlooks
Beef herd expansion in the US <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=154808">is still on hold</a> so the outlook for beef prices holding up is good. That's good news to me the producer, we won't talk about you the consumers. The funny thing is that weather is still the driving force here just like it is on fires recently. Everybody…
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Cattle Herd Expansion Delayed
<a href="http://beef-mag.com/cowcalfweekly/herd-expansion-expected/index.html">No Herd Expansion Expected For Several Years</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Say all you want about historically high cattle prices, the longest sustained period of cow-calf profitability on record, robust consumer beef demand and the growing seasonal prospects for more grass and forage.<br />n<br />n"We didn't expand the herd last year, we won't this year, and I…
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Cattle Herd News
It appears that the US cattle herd is <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/risk_management_content.asp?contentid=120988">not expanding</a> at the present time. This can be seen because female slaughter is keeping pace with steer slaughter which is a strong indicator that the US herd is remaining steady.<br />n<br />nThis is really good news because we have had a few good years, marketing…