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DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/24 16:13

24 Apr 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/24 16:13 Like Walking Through Landmines Livestock contracts closed mostly higher Friday afternoon before heading into the weekend. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Being involved in agriculture through the COVID-19 pandemic seems a lot like walking through a field of landmines. Some of the mines are false alarms and some of them are lively and explosive. The constant panic and fear that producers and traders are enduring is both exhausting and an extremely heavy burden to carry. Being a rancher in the 21st century isn't a simple job, but add the unexpected turn of events that COVID-19 brings to the table and it's a whole new ball game.