Demand for livestock loans grew in the third quarter, boosting agricultural lending activity. However, demand for operating loans was more subdued, and total non-real estate lending remained near its average …
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As the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association takes a closer look at market consolidation, JBS, the world’s largest meat packer, has left the organization. NCBA recently met with a broad range …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) on Tuesday announced further changes to its Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance plan. The changes took effect on January 20 for crop …
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A new proposal is circulating amongst cattle producers and lawmakers in Washington to create a program to fund placing cattle on a maintenance diet while the industry waits for slaughter …
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Throughout the COVID outbreak, the processing component of the beef supply chain has presented a bottleneck in getting beef products to consumers. This is because, this is the segment of …
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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and attorneys general from other ranching states are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an antitrust investigation of the beef processing industry. In …
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New Proposal Attempts to Improve Price Discovery in the Cattle Market
As the crisis in the cattle industry continues and the situation for producers only becomes more dire each day, some groups are pushing for legislation to require packers to buy …
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