Chicago | Reuters—Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday as market players anticipated a constricted supply of cattle and awaited a monthly cattle supply report later ...
We have to do that.” USDA’s semiannual cattle inventory report confirmed the supply shock. All cattle and calves were at 89.3 million head, the lowest in eight years. But the beef cow herd was ...
Cattle feeders have slowly gained market leverage over the past few weeks as cattle numbers tighten. Packers grudgingly bid higher money for cattle on the High Plains and the Corn Belt but their ...
However, Varilek is optimistic about bullish fundaments, including tight cattle supplies possibly pushing prices back above the record highs set in September of last year.
The U.S.-Mexico border remains closed to cattle imports after the discovery of New World screwworm in southern Mexico, further restricting an already-tight U.S. cattle supply and adding a floor to ...
THE 2025 year is shaping up as one of those rare ‘goldilocks’ cycles in the beef industry when all parts of the supply chain – cattle producers, lotfeeders and processors/exporters – get a share of ...
The restrictions are estimated to be in force for at least a month, sources note. One trade source said, “Feeder cattle supply in the January inventory could show a 1.2 million head reduction.