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A National Perspective Needed to Address Cattle Market Concerns

Published January 13, 2021

Due to the pandemic, a light shines on the entire food supply chain. South Dakota Farm Bureau Executive Director Krystil Smit says the cattle trade has been very sensitive to the gyrations in the market this past year. Smit says…

Beef Backed in New Dietary Guidelines

Published December 30, 2020

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association praised the newly released Dietary Guidelines for 2020-2025. The guidelines recognize lean beef as part of a healthy diet across all ages, with one three-ounce serving offering ten essential nutrients in just 170 calories. "This…

Beef Packer Margins Drop This Past Week

Published December 21, 2020

Beef packer margins declined 33 percent last week. Even with that drop, packers made a profit of $332 per head. That’s according to the latest Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Packer margins are thought to have slipped due to a $20…

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Published December 21, 2020

R-CALF USA has developed the organization’s first ever long-range plan. This comes as a response to 2020’s unprecedented anomalies in the cattle markets and the “unresponsiveness from policymakers and the beef industry to take corrective actions.” The plan includes strategies…

Tyson Food’s Quarterly Earnings Exceed Expectations

Published November 16, 2020

Tyson Food’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, thanks to strong beef and pork demand. The $11.46 billion in sales for the fiscal fourth quarter are an increase from last year’s $10.88 billion. Net income for the company is at $692…

Can the U.S. Beef Industry Expand Packing Capacity?

Published October 11, 2020

Can the U.S. beef industry expand packing capacity? This was just one, of the many questions, answered in a recent Rabo Agrifinance report. According to animal protein analyst Dustin Aherin, there indeed is room for expansion in the beef packing…

Watford City, ND Ranch Sees an Opportunity During COVID-19

Published October 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many things to light, including the need for beef. During the North Dakota Stockmen's Association Convention, those in attendance heard from Watford City, North Dakota ranchers CJ and Calli Thorne, who operate Triangle M Ranch and…

Drought Conditions May Boost the Backlog of Cattle

Published June 10, 2020

Boxed beef prices continue to drop as packing plant capacity chews through the backlog of heavy weight cattle. Loewen and Associates Market Analyst Matt Hines says there is growing concern that drought conditions in parts of the U.S. could send…

A New Beef Processing Facility in Fort Pierre, SD

Published May 31, 2020

In Fort Pierre, South Dakota, a new beef packing plant is opening. The processing facility is owned by U.S. Beef Producers. Continental Marketing owner Kim Ulmer said the last few weeks have been busy with processing. "We've processed about 22…

SDFU Considering Beef Plant Investment

Published May 29, 2020

The South Dakota Farmers Union is working with potential investors to make an offer to purchase the DemKota beef packing plant in Aberdeen. The plant is currently owned by California-based White Oak Global Advisors. The plant started to process animals…

Articles tagged under: beef

A National Perspective Needed to Address Cattle Market Concerns

Beef Backed in New Dietary Guidelines

Beef Packer Margins Drop This Past Week

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Tyson Food’s Quarterly Earnings Exceed Expectations

Can the U.S. Beef Industry Expand Packing Capacity?

Watford City, ND Ranch Sees an Opportunity During COVID-19

Drought Conditions May Boost the Backlog of Cattle

A New Beef Processing Facility in Fort Pierre, SD

SDFU Considering Beef Plant Investment

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