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11 Aug 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (DTN) -- The meeting room was packed Tuesday as the National Cattlemen's Beef Association held its Live Cattle Marketing Committee meeting, but a meeting that took five hours to slog through in 2020 wrapped up in less than an hour this year. It was one of the quietest openings for a sequel when much of the summer leading up to the ...
11 Aug 2021
Most consumers likely think of Tyson Foods Inc. as "those chicken folks," but a third-quarter report from the food giant signaled it plans to continue to prioritize its focus on beef. Third-quarter beef sales volume for the corporation, based at Springdale, Arkansas, jumped 24% to $4.95 billion. A year ago, that number was $3.65 billion. No other p...
11 Aug 2021
On Thursday, Aug. 12, USDA will release its latest supply and demand estimates at 11 a.m. CDT. Crop estimates of corn, soybeans and wheat will get the most attention, and the stage is set for possible surprises. CORN For all the criticism USDA takes in its efforts to estimate crops (and I have several of my own criticisms), it is important to take ...
10 Aug 2021
By Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporter, and Matthew Wilde, Progressive Farmer Crops Editor ROCKVILLE, Md. and ANKENY, Ia. (DTN) -- Missouri's corn and soybean crops are reaping the rewards of a summer of plentiful rainfall and seasonable heat, Day Two of the 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour found. Across the border in Kansas, however, crops are trying t...
10 Aug 2021
Most consumers likely think of Tyson Foods Inc. as "those chicken folks," but a third-quarter report from the food giant signaled it plans to continue to prioritize its focus on beef. Third-quarter beef sales volume for the corporation, based at Springdale, Arkansas, jumped 24% to $4.95 million. A year ago, that number was $3.65 million. No other p...