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Japanese Tariff Hikes are “A Temporary Inconvenience”

Published March 19, 2021

Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports. That's because volumes exceeded the levels agreed to between the two countries for the fiscal year. In the short-term, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Director of International Trade and Market Access…

A Look at the ND Beef Checkoff Program

Published January 28, 2021

The Beef Checkoff program has been around since 1973. "It is not necessarily something new for cattle producers," says Nancy Jo Bateman, executive director, North Dakota Beef Commission. Like other commodity groups, the North Dakota Beef Commission is a state…

A National Perspective Needed to Address Cattle Market Concerns

Published January 13, 2021

Due to the pandemic, a light shines on the entire food supply chain. South Dakota Farm Bureau Executive Director Krystil Smit says the cattle trade has been very sensitive to the gyrations in the market this past year. Smit says…

Beef Backed in New Dietary Guidelines

Published December 30, 2020

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association praised the newly released Dietary Guidelines for 2020-2025. The guidelines recognize lean beef as part of a healthy diet across all ages, with one three-ounce serving offering ten essential nutrients in just 170 calories. "This…

Beef Packer Margins Drop This Past Week

Published December 21, 2020

Beef packer margins declined 33 percent last week. Even with that drop, packers made a profit of $332 per head. That’s according to the latest Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Packer margins are thought to have slipped due to a $20…

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Published December 21, 2020

R-CALF USA has developed the organization’s first ever long-range plan. This comes as a response to 2020’s unprecedented anomalies in the cattle markets and the “unresponsiveness from policymakers and the beef industry to take corrective actions.” The plan includes strategies…

Tyson Food’s Quarterly Earnings Exceed Expectations

Published November 16, 2020

Tyson Food’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, thanks to strong beef and pork demand. The $11.46 billion in sales for the fiscal fourth quarter are an increase from last year’s $10.88 billion. Net income for the company is at $692…

Can the U.S. Beef Industry Expand Packing Capacity?

Published October 11, 2020

Can the U.S. beef industry expand packing capacity? This was just one, of the many questions, answered in a recent Rabo Agrifinance report. According to animal protein analyst Dustin Aherin, there indeed is room for expansion in the beef packing…

Watford City, ND Ranch Sees an Opportunity During COVID-19

Published October 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many things to light, including the need for beef. During the North Dakota Stockmen's Association Convention, those in attendance heard from Watford City, North Dakota ranchers CJ and Calli Thorne, who operate Triangle M Ranch and…

Drought Conditions May Boost the Backlog of Cattle

Published June 10, 2020

Boxed beef prices continue to drop as packing plant capacity chews through the backlog of heavy weight cattle. Loewen and Associates Market Analyst Matt Hines says there is growing concern that drought conditions in parts of the U.S. could send…

Articles tagged under: beef

Japanese Tariff Hikes are “A Temporary Inconvenience”

A Look at the ND Beef Checkoff Program

A National Perspective Needed to Address Cattle Market Concerns

Beef Backed in New Dietary Guidelines

Beef Packer Margins Drop This Past Week

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Tyson Food’s Quarterly Earnings Exceed Expectations

Can the U.S. Beef Industry Expand Packing Capacity?

Watford City, ND Ranch Sees an Opportunity During COVID-19

Drought Conditions May Boost the Backlog of Cattle

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