UB Consulting: Will Growing Credit Issues Impact the Beef Market?

For many, the recent data regarding delinquency rates on credit cards and consumer loans has signaled warnings on the financial health and well-being of the American consumer.  While nowhere near historical averages, these delinquency rates have been increasing from record lows reached in 2021. With the growing concern over how these delinquency rates will impact the economy, we have decided to look at the relationship between the consumer credit markets and the beef market...

Beef Quarterly Q4 2022: As the US Goes, So Goes the World

Beef markets are still performing well, but macroeconomic pressures are building up beneath the surface. Cattle prices are generally favorable, supported by seasonal conditions and consumer demand. But consumer confidence is waning, given the slowing economic backdrop, which may yet cause demand to soften. We see emerging supply-side dynamics that will also influence markets. The central question is whether beef markets are shaped more by demand-side or supply-side pressures as we head into 2023...

Launch of Niman Ranch Grass Fed Beef Sets the Bar for Flavor

Niman Ranch, the legendary premium beef brand served in the country’s most celebrated restaurants, has launched a USDA-graded, domestic, culinary-driven 100% grass fed and finished beef program. Sourced exclusively from American ranches, the new beef program provides the exceptional marbling, tender texture and consistent, rich flavor Niman Ranch is known for—but with the added health and environmental benefits grass fed beef brings to the table.

“The vast majority of grass fed beef on the market is lean, lacks marbling and has an off or mineral..."