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>Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support...

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Where's the beef? Cow shortage forcing industry to make rough cuts

In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 photograph, cattle feed on a farm near Big Springs, Kan. Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing...

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Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows

Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in...

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Years of drought take toll on U.S. beef industry

Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in...

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Cattle Futures Rise as Snowstorm May Curb Animal Weights

Cattle futures rose for the first time this week on speculation that a winter storm sweeping across the U.S. may reduce animal weights, while beef exports jumped. Hogs advanced, snapping the longest...

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US corn stocks to triple from big crop, small exports-USDA

* Biggest end stocks since 2007/08 is forecast * Farm-gate price for corn to tumble 28 percent WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. corn stockpile will more than triple following a record large...

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Corn Drop Seen as U.S. Sows Most Since 1936: Commodities

From South Dakota to Ohio, farmers are preparing to plant the most corn in almost eight decades after drought ruined record U.S. harvests predicted by the government. “Farmers are looking for every...

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Cattle Decline to Three-Month Low as Export Demand Ebbs

Cattle futures fell to a three-month low on signs of waning export demand for U.S. beef. Hogs also declined. U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed today that beef- export sales fell to 7,302...

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Grain, livestock little changed in early trading

CHICAGO — Grain prices were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the...

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Grain and livestock prices fall in early trading

CHICAGO — Grain prices were mostly lower Monday in early trading on the...

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Bigger beef, less flavor? New cattle drug to blame

Originally developed to treat asthma in humans, Zilmax was later found to be a "repartitioning agent" in cattle, changing the animals' metabolism so they produce more muscle instead of fat. While this...

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Some feedlots, meatpackers closing after US ranchers sold off cattle amid...

WICHITA, Kan. — Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them....

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U.S. livestock trading slows ahead of federal spending cuts

CHICAGO Feb 26 (Reuters) - Trading in Chicago livestock futures has declined this week as traders worry that furloughs at the U.S. Agriculture Department, due to federal automatic spending cuts, will...

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Value of US pork, beef exports hit records in 2012

The United States exported a record-large volume of pork in 2012 while the value of both pork and beef exports was the most ever despite a decrease in shipments as the year came to a close, government...

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Hogs Drop as Export Demand for U.S. Pork May Fall; Cattle Slide

Hog futures fell, heading for the longest decline since October 2011, on signs of weakening overseas demand for U.S. pork. Cattle dropped. China, the third-biggest buyer of American pork, has asked...

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Cattle Drop to Three-Month Low on Rising Supplies; Hogs Fall

Cattle declined to the lowest price in almost three months on speculation that U.S. meat supplies are outpacing demand as animal weights rise. Hogs also dropped. Beef production in 2013 will be 1.2...

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Drop in U.S. cattle closes feedlots

WICHITA, Kan. - Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them....

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U.S. Placed 1.6% More Cattle on Feed in January, USDA Says

U.S. feedlots purchased or placed 1.6 percent more young cattle in January than a year earlier as persistent dry conditions spurred ranchers to move animals off pastures. About 1.876 million head of...

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Hogs Fall to Three-Month Low on ‘Adequate’ Supplies; Cattle Drop

Hog futures fell to a three-month low on signs that supplies of U.S. hogs are more than sufficient as demand weakens. Cattle prices also declined. Meatpackers processed 2.145 million hogs last week,...

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Hog Futures Drop on Signs Packer Demand Ebbing; Cattle Slide

Hog futures declined on speculation that demand for hogs may weaken. Cattle prices also fell. Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN), the largest U.S. meat processor, said margins have narrowed in its beef and pork...

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