The USDA’s December Livestock Outlook says higher cow slaughter and heavier-than-assumed carcass weights will offset lower fed cattle slaughter in the fourth quarter.
USDA’s January 1 cattle inventory report puts the total number of cattle and calves at 89.3 million head, consistent with the expected 3% decline from the year before.
**R-CALF USA announced its support of President Trump invoking the Defense Production Act to declare meatpacking facilities critical infrastructure that must remain open.
In a letter, R-CALF USA stated the current meat supply chain lacks resiliency and redundancy and threatens the food security interests of the U...