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Strong Pace Continued for U.S. Meat Exports in February
February results for U.S. pork and beef exports were well above year-ago levels, with pork exports posting the strongest February volume on record, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
Pork exports reached 197,025 metric tons (mt)… Continue reading
Keeping Your Herd STD Free
DULUTH, Georgia (Mar. 31, 2017) — April is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness month, and cattle should not be left out of the conversation. Trichomoniasis, or trich, is a costly STD that can quickly spread during breeding season, reducing… Continue reading
Strong Trade Numbers And Good Technicals
By: Stephen R Koontz, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
The market fundamentals news released last week was excellent for all the meat production sectors. The USDA released meat and poultry trade data last week for the month… Continue reading
Strong Trade Numbers And Good Technicals
By: Stephen R. Koontz Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
The market fundamentals news released last week was excellent for all the meat production sectors. The USDA released meat and poultry trade data last week for the month… Continue reading
BeefTalk: Should I Market 25.6 or 51.2 Tons of Beef?
By: Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist
Two bottom-line numbers illustrate the positive outcome of a choice.
The Dickinson Research Extension Center’s steer calves born in May 2015 weighed 25.6 tons late in the fall of 2015. The center overwintered the steers,… Continue reading
Billion With A “B”
Angus producers knew they could create a brand of beef that would sell millions of pounds in a year. But more than a billion? Let’s not get carried away, the organizers would have said. Yet upon reflection, some might have… Continue reading