Tomorrow, USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed report. Pre-report estimates from the industry peg the total number of cattle on feed as of 1 July at 99 percent of a year ago. The range of estimates was fairly narrow between 98 and 100 percent. The implied inventory of cattle on feed would be 11.3 million head, which would be the lowest July inventory in 10 years.
Placements in June are estimated at 94 percent of June 2020, the lowest in five years, while marketings are forecast at 102 percent which would be the highest in 10 years. Year-to-date heifer and beef cow slaughter is 108 percent of a year ago, while total cattle slaughter is 106 percent of last year. For the same period, beef cow slaughter is 11...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
