Today’s WASDE made marginal changes to the projections for red meat and broiler production for the second half of the year.
The beef forecast is up from last month on expected slaughter totals, which is offsetting the smaller gap in weights compared to last year. In July, slaughter weights were 39 pounds heavier than in 2023; so far this month they are about 29 pounds heavier. With the corn outlook in today’s WASDE, slaughter weights could increase again impacting overall beef production. While beef production so far this year is down only 1.4 percent to date on the year (forecast down 0.9 percent year-over-year) with slaughter down 4.3 percent year to date, as herd rebuilding starts, fewer heifers will be avail...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
