Leadership in the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are feeling more pressure for the cattle industry to address a number of barriers to profitability for cattle producers. The National Cattlemen’s …
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Governors Urge DOJ to Continue Investigation into Meatpacking Industry
by Colter BrownIn a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joined with Governors from Nebraska, …
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Beef Processing Capacity Limits Cattle Industry Profitability
by Colter BrownCurrent cattle market conditions present a lot of frustration to cattle producers. Boxed beef prices are on the rise, back to their highest levels since June of 2020. However, cattle …
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The CME Group has begun publishing a new Boxed Beef Index. The new pricing tool is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery by focusing on the …
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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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By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I heard a story recently about a government bureaucrat from DC visiting real America for the first time. He worked on agriculture policy but …
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Feedlot dynamics have made it a challenge to determine exactly what is going on in fed cattle markets. Monthly feedlot placements have varied from 23 percent down year-over-year in March …
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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 federal judge in Minnesota dismissed the class action antitrust lawsuit last week that alleged the nation’s four largest meat packers conspired to fix cattle prices. U.S. District Court Judge …
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A bipartisan group of representatives have thrown their support behind the Price Reform in Cattle Economics (PRICE) Act, to deliver industry reforms for livestock owners and processors. Led by Representative …