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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…

New CoBank Report Looks at COVID-19 Impact on Meat

Published May 6, 2020

A decline in U.S. meat production is expected to reduce grocery store supplies in May and June. According to a new CoBank report, meat supplies for retail grocery stores could decline 30 percent by Memorial Day, leading to pork and…

A Meat Processing and Distribution Slow Down

Published May 1, 2020

There’s not a shortage of livestock or meat in the U.S., but there is a processing and distribution problem limiting available products for retailers. "We always have this false sense of security that we have meat in cold storage and…

Trump Discusses Reopening of Packing Plants

Published April 30, 2020

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke with farm leaders and meat company executives Wednesday. The phone conversation centered on the use of the Defense Production Act to reopen meatpacking plants. Trump referenced that…

Articles tagged under: packing plants

Drought Conditions May Boost the Backlog of Cattle

New CoBank Report Looks at COVID-19 Impact on Meat

A Meat Processing and Distribution Slow Down

Trump Discusses Reopening of Packing Plants

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