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Beef Demand Is The Key To Cattle Prices In 2012

Beef and cattle prices increased to new record levels in 2011 and are expected to push even higher in 2012. Several years of declining cattle inventories culminated in late 2011 with a projected 3% decrease in slaughter that combined with lighter carcass weights to result in 3.8% less beef in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to a year earlier.

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  • Jan. 27, 2012
    blog

    My Hope For More Beef Industry Records

    We’re one month into 2012 but it’s not too late for me to share my wish list for the U.S. beef industry for this year. Topping my list, as you might expect, is my hope that Americans continue to support beef as much as they did last year. For we all know that demand, not supply, will determine how high beef and cattle prices go this year. My other wishes for 2012, in no particular order, include:...More
  • Jan. 18, 2012
    Article

    All-Access Moms Tour Promotes Beef Industry

    On tour, moms asked questions about animal care, animal feed, the environmental impact of raising beef and the need for feedlots....More
  • Jan. 18, 2012
    Article

    Ranchers Raise Resources To Feed Steaks To Soldiers

    Cattle producers across the nation pooled their resources to help the All American Beef Battalion (AABB) feed steaks to our soldiers. During the Mile High Classic Red Angus Sale on Jan. 8, in Denver, CO, joint owners of the bull, Crs Diamnd 21 Gun Salute, donated him back to the cause and raised another $24,250 for AABB totaling nearly $37,000 raised for the project including the bull’s original sale and donations....More
  • Jan. 13, 2012
    Article

    Retail Beef Prices Likely To Rise 1

    If you take Mike Miller’s outlook for the return on a 550-lb. steer this year, you might be tempted to bust a move that, if not a backward summersault, is at least a small jig of joy. His prediction? How does $170 to $175/cwt. sound?...More
  • Dec. 29, 2011
    Article

    High-End Beef Consumers Will Pay For Traceability

    It’s a case of saying one thing and doing another. And when it comes to a customer ordering an expensive steak in a high-end steakhouse, the implications of that conundrum are far-reaching....More
  • Nov. 30, 2011
    blog

    Vegetarian Veterinary Student Examines Modern Food Production

    Which came first: the factory farm chicken or egg demand? This was the question posed by Nicole Wyatt in the Star Tribune recently. Wyatt is a vegetarian who studies veterinary medicine in California. As a Minnesota native, Wyatt submitted this column to ......More
  • Nov. 25, 2011
    blog

    USDA Comes To Its Senses On The GIPSA Rule

    The beef industry has battled an onslaught of negative news over the past year, including the lingering effects of the recession, the proposed GIPSA rule on livestock and poultry marketing, efforts to regulate farm dust, and catastrophic drought in Texas and surrounding states. So it’s great to end the year with good news....More
  • Oct. 21, 2011
    article

    Beef Demand Strength Expected Through 2012

    Anticipated high demand for U.S. beef in both the domestic and export markets bodes well for the industry into 2012....More
  • Oct. 14, 2011
    blog

    Beef Unfairly Singled Out On Non-STEC Issue

    It was a fight the beef-processing industry was always going to lose. Ever since USDA declared E. coli O157:H7 an adulterant in non-intact raw beef in 1994, ground beef has been the lightning rod for federal officials, politicians and consumer groups in the ongoing debate about the safety of America’s food supply....More
  • Oct. 6, 2011
    article

    What Is Beef's Role In Feeding Future Generations?

    “Feeding Future Generations: Supporting Sustainable Global Food Production” is the theme of a panel discussion set for Oct. 13 from 8:30-11:15 a.m., in Washington, D.C....More
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