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Beef-on-dairy and longer feeding periods are helping producers navigate historically small herd sizes.
Dr. David Anderson says lean beef demand and lighter cow culling are still giving cull cow prices room to push higher.
Dairy markets are improving, but large supplies still cap the upside.
Strong feedlot demand keeps beef-on-dairy calf premiums elevated.
RFD NEWS Correspondent Frank McCaffrey was in Mission, Texas, where state and federal officials addressed growers and producers at a round table event hosted at a citrus grower’s facility. He shows us how welcome news was all around.
Policies aimed at ground beef prices may primarily reshape dairy incentives rather than deliver lasting consumer savings.
Shrinking slaughter capacity may delay heifer retention, complicating herd rebuilding plans.
The federal government’s status is far from the only factor moving the markets on Friday. Two critical reports released today on producer inflation and the status of the U.S. cattle herd are also top of mind.
Record milk output looks strong today, but shrinking replacement numbers mean future supply adjustments could be faster and more volatile.
AFBF Economist Danny Munch shares a closer look at the dairy market and the forces impacting producers today.