US Corn Yield Projections Lowest Since 2003
US - Corn production for 2011-12 is forecast at 146.7 bushels per acre, the lowest since 2003-04, according to this month’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agriculture Supply and...

Tight Stocks, Strong Demand Go on for Corn Market
US - The US corn market continues to be characterized by tight stocks and strong demand as farmers wrap up this year’s harvest and look to next year’s crop, according to economists with the American...

US Hog Margins, 4 November 2011
US - Margins dropped slightly since the middle of the month as hog prices weakened while feed costs held relatively steady, writes Doug Lenhart, General Manager for Genesus in the USA.

National Pork Board to Mark 25th Anniversary
US - Meeting 25 years and a few days after the first National Pork Board convened, members of the National Pork Board will gather 15-16 November in Des Moines, Iowa, to celebrate the board's silver anniversary...

Market Preview: Pork-Related GIPSA Rules in Limbo
US - In this week's "Market Preview" from National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer comments on the latest news regarding the status of the USDA's GIPSA rule.

CME: GIPSA Shed Light on Rule Changes
US - USDA’s Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) finally shed some light last week about the status of the sweeping rule changes it proposed last year, write Steve Meyer and...

Soybean Export Progress
US - Since the first of October, November 2011 soybean futures have traded in a range of $1.20, with a high of $12.72. The price of that contract is currently about in the middle of the recent trading...

CME: Hog Slaughter Up Two Per Cent
US - Nearby live cattle futures closed the week at $124.5/ cwt, some 630 points or 5.3 per cent higher than where futures opened last Monday, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

CME: Corn Diverted from Feed to Ethanol
US - In their previous discussion, Steve Meyer and Len Steiner focused on the expansion in global economic activity and population and whether cattle and hog supplies have increased fast enough to properly...

Pork Cutout Values Lower Everyday Last Week
US - Last month Congress passed and the President signed the free trade agreement with South Korea. It now appears the agreement may have difficulty passing South Korea's National Assembly, writes Ron...

CME: Meat Prices High Despite High Unemployment
US - We were contemplating what to write about in this edition of the Daily Livestock Report when an article in today’s Wall Street Journal caught our eye. The title was eye catching: “Meat Prices...

Ag Appropriations Bill a Step in the Right Direction
US - The National Farmers Union (NFU) has expressed positive feelings regarding the agricultural appropriations bill passed by the Senate.

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Corn, soybean and wheat futures closed down on Monday, writes Michael T. Roberts.

CME: Pork Trade Forecast to Drop in 2012
US - USDA’s semi-annual Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report contains a wealth of information about projected meat and poultry trade patterns for the coming year — for...

Market Preview: Pork Profits Could Get Derailed
US - In this week's "Market Preview" from National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer writes about "scary things" that could lead to the derailment of pork profits.

Crop Prices Treading Water
US - Following wide swings in September and early October, the prices of corn, soybeans, and wheat have traded in relatively narrow ranges in the last half of October. Narrow trading ranges reflect the...

Euro-Crisis is Good News for US Exporters
US - The agreement worked out this week in Europe to try to resolve the Greek financial crisis resulted in a sharp rise in the value of the Euro and a drop in the value of the dollar. That should be good...

US DDGS Sales Summary
US - Thirty-eight countries around the world have purchased US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as of August this year, and January-to-August totals show sales on the increase in 28 of those...

Market Preview: Consider Payout before Expansion
US - Where will the December breeding herd fall this year, asks Steve Meyer in this week's "Market Preview" featured in National Hog Farmer magazine.

CME: 2011 Beef, Pork & Poultry Trade Surplus High
US - In 2011, the beef, pork and poultry trade surplus will exceed 12 billion pounds, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Commercial Red Meat Production up One Per Cent
US - Commercial red meat production was one per cent higher in September than in the same month of 2010, according to the latest livestock slaughter statistics from the US Department of Agriculture.

Optimism in Weaned Pig Prices
US - You cannot pick up a magazine associated with the pork industry without reading an optimistic story or column about the potential for profits in the coming 12 months. This optimism is now in the weaned...

President Signs Free Trade Agreements
US - President Obama signed the Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia on Friday (21 October).

Tariff on US Pork Lifted by Mexico
US - The National Pork Producers Council has praised the US and Mexican governments for following through on resolving a trade dispute over trucking.

Record Pork Retail Prices in September
US - Retail pork prices were record high during September for the second consecutive month, writes Ron Plain in his Weekly Outlook report. Pork in grocery stores averaged $3.561 per pound, up...

CME: Retail Meat Prices Continue to Climb
US - Retail meat prices continued to climb in September with Choice beef, pork and turkey setting new records, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Checkoff Dollars Should Be Distributed More Fairly
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) and a coalition of organisations sent a letter to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to take steps to make funding for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB)...

CME: Demand Up for Beef, Pork & Poultry
US - The meat export data released last week by USDA completes the information needed to compute demand indexes through August and the story, at least based on the trailing twelve month period remains...

CME: USDA Announces Reports to be Dropped
US - USDA announced on Monday that it plans to reduce the number of reports it issues, eliminating some reports in their entirety and publishing others less frequently. The reductions are, of course,...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Dairy and live cattle futures finished up on Monday whereas soybean finished down and corn and wheat futures finished mixed, writes Michael T. Roberts.