The House and Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government through September, the end of the federal fiscal year. The bill included several key provisions…
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Increased Uncertainty Clouds Cattle Market Optimism
by Colter BrownThe war in Ukraine has injected much uncertainty into global markets. Markets do not like uncertainty and much of the market reaction thus far is about uncertainty rather than reality. …
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Look Back and Learnings from the 2021 Cattle Market
by Colter BrownBy Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef – Director of Supply Management and Analysis Starting in March 2020, disarray set in motion a chain of events leading to the fed cattle…
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CattleFax Forecasts Positive Profitability Trends in 2022
by Colter BrownThe popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Houston, shared expert market and weather analysis today. Cattle price and…
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Drought Accelerates Contraction in the Beef Cow Herd
by Colter BrownThe USDA semi-annual Cattle Inventory Report revealed that the U.S. beef cow herd is shrinking at the fastest rate since the last widespread drought in 2012. As of January 1, 2022,…
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House Advances Cattle Market Transparency Legislation
by Colter BrownOn Wednesday, the U.S. House passed four bills, previously approved by the House Ag Committee, including overwhelming support for an extension of the Livestock Mandatory (Price) Reporting Act and the…
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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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House Ag Committee Hearing Examines Cattle Market Reforms
by Colter BrownAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack updated lawmakers Thursday on the department’s plans to expand meat processing capacity while the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee indicated he expects to extend the…
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Comprehensive Report on U.S. Cattle Market Published for Congress and USDA
by Colter BrownIn response to a request from Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, AFPC, at the Department of Agricultural Economics in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and…
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CattleFax: Tighter Supplies and Record Beef Demand Will Bring Higher Prices
by Colter BrownNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The beef cattle industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, and continued progress is expected in 2022. Beef prices are near record high, and consumer and wholesale…