Today’s WASDE showed red meat and poultry production down 1.1 percent from the March WASDE estimates, but still 3.3 percent higher than 2019.
Estimated pork production actually increased from the March estimates. Hogs are in the pipeline in barns and can’t be turned out to pasture; what is coming to market is coming. Plus, hogs are already running at heavy weights. The average slaughter weight so far this year is 288.7 pounds. Aside from the economic cost of feeding longer with bargain basement hogs prices, there just is not a lot of room to slow down hog marketing through heavier hogs. Broilers, of course, have about a seven-week production cycle, so production can be managed to some degree. Although slowing dow...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
