Donald Trump, cattle and Argentine beef
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Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk says after the recent rally corn and soybeans ran into chart resistance. However, outside markets had a negative impact with the selloff in precious metals and the rally in the dollar.
Mexican ranchers' current inability to ship roughly 1,500 cattle per day into the United States through New Mexico’s ports of entry continues to have wide-reaching consequences, including layoffs and price hikes,
Easy access and flexibility are benefits to livestock auction markets. State of the Beef Industry survey respondents share how they are marketing cattle today.
The U.S. has been facing surging beef prices because of drought and fewer imports from Mexico as a parasite is affecting cattle there, but climbing prices are nothing new. Beef prices have risen over the last 20 years in the U.S. due to a shrinking cattle herd while beef remains popular among consumers.
Cattle at the Griffieon Family Farm in Iowa. (USDA photo) Cattle numbers in feedlots are down this year, but the number is still high enough to suggest that producers are selling off heifers rather than using them to rebuild herds, two economists say.
AROMAS, Calif. (AP) – In January, business at the 101 Livestock Market’s cattle auction on California’s Central Coast is usually slow. The busy season is normally in June or July, when ranchers have had time to fatten their animals for weeks on ...
Starting as a small local market, the Dickson Regional Livestock Center has become a major regional hub with buyers traveling around 250 miles to get a spot in the ring.