Industry Structure

The ‘Good Old Days’ Of Beef Production Are Gone

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:13:00 +0000

The free-market system is amazingly efficient; the reason we produce corn-fed beef is that the most prosperous consumers in the world prefer it to grass-fed beef. And the U.S. wouldn’t be competitive if grass-fed beef was to become the dominant category.

My View From The Country

Industry At A Glance: Millennial Parents – Chicken vs. Beef

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:27:00 +0000

A beef checkoff-funded survey of the millennial generation (born from 1980-2000) indicates that this U.S. population segment prefers serving chicken to their families over beef. The reasons cited are a taste preference by their children for chicken, and the parents’ lack of preparation skills for beef.

Canada Poised To Retaliate On COOL Ruling

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:37:00 +0000

Beef Producer

Canadian Trade officials Friday dismissed USDA changes to country-of-origin labeling standards as presented to the World Trade Organization (WTO), citing continued "unfair trading practices."

Beef Demand, With Profitability, Is All-Important

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:06:00 +0000

Regardless of whether beef demand improves this summer or not, the size of this icattle ndustry and producers’ profitability rest primarily on the strength of beef demand, and we need to refocus our efforts on that. No, we are not going to head the way of the lamb industry, but I don’t want us to completely cede our position at the center of America’s plate, either.

My View From The Country

Industry At A Glance: Heifers, Cows and Inventory

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:43:00 +0000

Despite a shrinking cow inventory in the U.S. due to liquidation, government data indicates the replacement heifer population has remained steady – equivalent to about 18% of the beef cow population.

Mother Nature Keeping Beef Producers On Edge

Tue, 28 May 2013 04:03:00 +0000

With fundamentals portending prosperous times for the cattle industry about the last decade, the industry has seemed to lurch from one expansion-dampening crisis such to another.

If Nature Cooperates, Good Times Are Ahead For Beef Producers

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:38:00 +0000

The national beef cow inventory is at a 50-year low, and long-run corn prices are projected to trend lower. These are two positive indicators for today’s beef industry.

Market Advisor

Beef Producers Not So Optimistic In 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:00 +0000

For the first time in four years, our annual survey of BEEF readers indicates that producer optimism has taken a dip. Get the exclusive BEEF state of the industry survey results here.

Rural Economy Healthy, But Farmland Price Growth Slows

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:00 +0000

Recent general economic indicators show some early, perhaps timid, light at the end of the long economic tunnel the U.S. has been traveling through. For the rural economy, however, the bright light of prosperity continues to shine, even though farmland price growth has slowed down.

Connecting The Dots | Beef's Story From Gate To Plate

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:47:00 +0000

Fragmentation is both the blessing and the bane of the U.S. beef cattle industry. BEEF magazine is embarking on a year-long journey to explain the different industry sectors and their roles in the production process from the seedstock producer to the end consumer.