http://www.thelandonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_214111909.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_214111909.html From a competitive standpoint, pork has the most value in comparison to beef and should continue to have a strong retail and export demand in the near future. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_205164511.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_205164511.html The cattle market is in an interesting phase after the first week of July has passed. The futures market and the cash sales appear to going in opposite directions. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_183175000.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_183175000.html Cattle prices have firmed over the past few weeks mainly led by the futures market where heavy speculation has been the dominate feature. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_170174815.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_170174815.html The cattle market appears to have found a short-term top during the first week in June. The futures market after vaulting higher early in the week met considerable resistance and began to come under selling pressure by mid-week. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_150152811.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_150152811.html The seasonal bias is for a top at this time of the year with prices drifting lower into the fall. Therefore, producers should use the current strength in the market to lock-in or move inventory. Fri, 23 May 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_141170554.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_141170554.html The livestock markets have experienced a strong rally during the first week of May due in part to strong export business and speculation. Fri, 09 May 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_123105330.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_123105330.html The next few weeks will be significant for the direction of the cattle market into the summer months. Producers should be on alert to lock-in summer inventories on the first signs of weakness developing in the market. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_115105800.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_115105800.html With competitive meat supplies abundant, the likelihood that beef cutouts could surpass their resistance area of $150 per hundredweight is not good in the months ahead. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_102101249.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_102101249.html The cattle market has not had much good news lately, and prices have slipped accordingly as we finish out the last week of March. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_087122901.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_087122901.html The livestock markets have not started March on a very positive note. Both cash cattle and cash hogs have been under pressure as prices have slipped for the first few weeks of the month. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_073111727.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_073111727.html As we start March, cattle prices have rallied slightly back to the top end of the range they have been in for the past several months. Tighter numbers have helped produce this firmness, along with increasing boxed beef cutouts. With this increase in beef cutouts, however, the volume in the boxed beef has dropped off once again as the prices increased. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_058175734.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_058175734.html With the packer margin continuing to remain just barely satisfactory, their bids for live inventory are tentative at best, thus the sluggish cash trade over the past several weeks. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:15:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_039121453.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_039121453.html The cattle market continues to struggle as prices have remained defensive through the first month of the new year. Beef demand has been a real drag on the overall market as boxed beef trade has continued to be sluggish forcing the packer to scrutinize their bidding for live inventory. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_030151624.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_030151624.html The cattle market continues to struggle as we get further into the new year. Cash prices remain weak as packers have turned less aggressive in accumulating live inventories. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_018145029.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_angles/local_story_018145029.html The cattle market has been an interesting study so far this year. It appears the cash is starting out in one direction, while the futures market is heading in another.