>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...
View ArticleWhere'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...
View ArticleFeedlots, 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...
View ArticleYears 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...
View ArticleCattle 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleCorn 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...
View ArticleCattle 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...
View ArticleGrain, livestock little changed in early trading
CHICAGO — Grain prices were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the...
View ArticleGrain and livestock prices fall in early trading
CHICAGO — Grain prices were mostly lower Monday in early trading on the...
View ArticleBigger 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...
View ArticleSome 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....
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleValue 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...
View ArticleHogs 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...
View ArticleCattle 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...
View ArticleDrop 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....
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleHogs 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,...
View ArticleHog 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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