Cattle on Feed Preview USDA will release its monthly cattle on feed report tomorrow. Pre-report estimates from the industry peg the total number of cattle on feed as of 1 February at 102.4 percent of last year. If accurate, at about 11.85 million head, that would be the largest February inventory in more than a decade.
The average trade guess for marketings in January comes in at 101 percent of January 2019. January placements are anticipated to be 101.9 percent of the year before. The private analyst’s perspective fits with what USDA’s forecasts have been in the recent WASDE – increased marketings (with heavier carcass weights) pushing up beef production. The Cattle Inventory report showed a smaller...
Energy: Risk Over Rules Fighting between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz escalated overnight. Tehran accused U.S. forces of striking a residential area after U.S. Central Command said its second round of attacks in three days targeted Iranian radar systems and mi...
Key Takeaways: Paraguay typically ranks among the world’s largest soybean exporters, with roughly two-thirds of its production destined for export markets, although most shipments remain within South America. As a landlocked country, Paraguay relies heavily on the Paraguay-Paraná...