2023 hog population little changed YOY
The U.S. hog and pig herd as of Sep. 1 numbered 74.3 million head compared to 74.1 million last September. The industry may have [...]
June net corn cost down 10% YOY
Corn gluten meal and feed prices continued to decline sharply in June. Meal was down 7.5 percent from May and down 20 percent year over [...]
April net corn cost up 20% from March
Corn basis: Basis bids around Decatur, IL were considerably higher during the April reconciliation period, compared to March 2023 and April 2022. Corn gluten [...]
Q1 cattle on feed up 1% YOY
Cattle (at feedlots) on feed as of Mar. 1 totaled 12.2 million head, up more than 160,000 head from March 2021 and the highest [...]
Seasonal changes in cattle on feed & poultry layers
Cattle on feed numbers are increasing seasonally, with 11.90 million head reported as of Nov. 1, up 3 percent from Oct. 1, although down [...]
March cattle on feed at 12.0 million head
As of Mar. 1, U.S. cattle on feed totaled 12.0 million head, down 1 percent on the month but up about 2 percent YOY. [...]
February cattle on feed at multiyear high
As of Feb. 1, U.S. cattle on feed totaled just over 12.1 million head, the second highest February total since reporting began in 1996. [...]
Livestock and poultry populations up over 2 percent YOY
There were nearly 12.0 million head of cattle on feed as of Apr. 1, up 2 percent year over year and a recent record. [...]