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CHART: Industry Expectations for Weekly Cattle Slaughter
CHART:Industry Expectations for Weekly Cattle Slaughter
ANALYSIS: Heavy Chickens and More of Them
Keen observers of the chicken market are well aware of the growing price spread between medium and jumbo-sized product...
ANALYSIS: Tom and Hen Poults Follow a Distinct YoY Path
As stay-at-home guidelines are lifted and the foodservice sector gradually returns, turkey market participants look to the hatch data in an attempt to refine their buying and...
April Red Meat Exports Weather Production Challenges, Economic Headwinds
April proved to be a solid month for U.S. beef and pork exports despite COVID-19 related interruptions in production and declining purchasing power of some key trading partners, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were below last April’s large totals but still topped $600 million in value. Pork exports remained well above year-ago levels but slowed from the record pace established in the first quarter.
“Considering all the challenges the U.S. red meat industry faced in April, export results were encouraging,” said USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “Exporters lost several days of slaughter and processing due to COVID-19, and shipments to Mexico and some other Latin American markets declined due to...
ANALYSIS: Chicken Processors Coping with COVID-19 Related Set Backs
In light of the recent challenges that COVID-19 has brought upon the chicken industry, this week we thought it would be a good opportunity to check in on the supply side of the equation to...
CHART: Industry Expectatons for Weekly Cattle Slaughter
CHART: Industry Expectations for Weekly Slaughter
CHART: Industry Expectations for Weekly Hog Slaughter
The Urner Barry hog slaughter poll for the week ending 9/21/19 resulted in an average industry participant response of 2,588,000 head...
CHART: Industry Expectations for Hog Slaughter
CHART: Industry Expectations for Cattle Slaughter
CHART: Industry Expectations For Weekly Cattle Slaughter
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