The daily 5-Market negotiated cash fed cattle price reported on Thursday, April 6, 2023, by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, was $172.33/cwt., a new record daily fed cattle price. This …
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WATCH: Senate and House Ag Committee Hearings on Cattle Markets
by Colter BrownTuesday, April 26th, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain, the Senate Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing to review the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 and the Meat and …
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U.S. Meat Production Slows as COVID Cases Increase
by Colter BrownMeat processing companies and union officials tell Reuters that rising COVID-19 infections among workers are once again forcing meat plants to slow production and the government to replace slaughter inspectors. …
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Senators Announce Compromise on Cattle Market Transparency Bill
by Colter BrownFour U.S. senators have struck a deal on a livestock price discovery bill to expand negotiated cash trade for cattle and a library to provide producers details of marketing contract …
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Legislation Introduced to Provide More Market Information to Cattle Producers
by Colter BrownSouth Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson was joined by Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar this week in introducing the Cattle Contract Library Act. The bipartisan bill would establish a cattle contract library …
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Additional Cattle Market Legislation Introduced in U.S. House
by Colter BrownRepresentative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO-4) introduced the Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021 in the U.S. House. The legislation builds on a growing consensus among cattle producers, industry leaders, and Members …
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Cattle Producers Rally Around the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021
(WASHINGTON) – Today, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021. The legislation seeks to accomplish two main goals: ensuring regionally …
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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has released its plan to voluntarily increase price discovery in the cattle industry. The plan was developed by the association’s Live Cattle Marketing Working Group …
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A new report unveiled today by the American Farm Bureau Federation provides an in-depth examination of the causes and price implications resulting from extreme market volatility in the cattle industry. …
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020. The legislation would restore transparency and accountability in the cattle market …