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CME: Retail Pork, Beef Prices Decline Slightly in August

News from 17 September 2019

US - On Friday, the US Census Bureau released their advance survey of monthly retail and foodservice sales for August, it showed solid year-over-year growth rates, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: Feeder Cattle Auction Results Witness Lower Price Trends in W37

News from 13 September 2019

US - Feeder cattle auction results for this week witnessed lower price trends, based on Oklahoma City trade early in the week, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: June, July Cattle Imports Below 2019 Levels

News from 10 September 2019

US - The last two months of cattle import data don’t reflect the strong pace of shipments that have occurred through the first seven months of the year, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: Lean Grinding Beef Prices Continue to Defy Seasonal Trends

News from 09 September 2019

US - Prices for lean grinding beef have been running higher than expected this summer and continue to defy seasonal trends, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: July Beef Exports Lower Than a Year Ago

News from 06 September 2019

US - Beef exports in July were 89,712 MT, 2.9 percent lower than a year ago, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: Futures Price Significant Discount for Cattle for Remainder of 2019

News from 04 September 2019

US - Despite the disruptions caused by the closure (temporary) of a 5000 head capacity plant in mid-August, fed cattle slaughter has so far managed to stay near year ago levels, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: October Feeder Cattle Futures Contract Trading at Discount

News from 02 September 2019

US - Feeder cattle markets have been buffeted from the wake created by the slaughter plant fire in Holcomb, Kansas two weeks ago, but there is some evidence that some order is taking hold in the market, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: Combined US, Canada Cattle Inventories Slightly Lower in 2019

News from 30 August 2019

US - USDA NASS released the US and Canada cattle and hog inventory data on 27 August. The report gives a mid-year snapshot of both cattle and hog inventories in Canada and the US, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: Boxed Beef Values Skyrocket Following Tyson Fire

News from 29 August 2019

US - With the fire at the Tyson plant, boxed beef values have skyrocketed in the last couple of weeks, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

CME: US-Japan Agreement to Lend Itself to More Favorable Access on Ag Front

News from 28 August 2019

US - Trade once again splashed the headlines last weekend. The US and Japan agreed in principle to key pieces of a trade deal which is expected to boost agriculture exports to Japan. Japan purchases about $14 billion in US agricultural products and this agreement will lend itself to more favorable access on the Ag front, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.

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