ASF and Turkey Turkey prices have been in a relative tailspin for two years. Wholesale hen prices started dropping in mid-2017 from about $1/pound and reached below $0.80/pound by December 2018. Prices have firmed in the past few months, largely due to exports, and a good portion of those sales has been the result of Mexico’s hedging against the African swine fever (ASF) impact on pork prices. Turkey can be used as a substitute for pork in processed products.
Total U.S. turkey exports in April were 108 percent of April 2018, which marked the first year-over-year growth since October 2018. In May, exports were 121.5 percent of May 2018. Mexico bought 16,000 MT that month, a year-over-year increase of 117 percent. However, other cou...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
