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Beef Market Update: Exceptional demand is the beef story of 2024

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2024 will go down as a year of market demand that was stronger than could have ever been anticipated. In this last episode of the Beef Market Update for 2024, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange reflects on the past Read More 2024 will go down as a year of market demand that was stronger than could have ever been anticipated.

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Beef Market Update: The choice/select spread, heifer placements, and bred-cow prices

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Markets in the U.S. That support under the cutout has been supporting the cash markets. The select spread has widened again which continues to confirm that demand for those high… Read More Markets in the U.S. The select spread has widened again which continues to confirm that demand for those high… Read More Markets in the U.S.

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Beef Market Update: A fascinating time for price, policy and trade

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Strong and high prices across the board was the story in the cattle markets this week. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange highlights that this is the first time she has reported prices at this level on the Beef Market Update. Nebraska markets are steady to Read More In the southern U.S., trade remains steady at $2.01.

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Grass, freight rates and Australia’s lamb market

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The cattle market is well known for its ebbs and flows with the availability of grass, and the lamb market follows a similar pattern, though to a lesser extent.

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What’s in store for used farm machinery markets in 2025, Machinery Pete?

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After some supercharged years, the used farm equipment market took a tumble in 2024 and farmers can expect to see a further correction in 2025. Thats the take from Greg Peterson, the man farm equipment buyers and sellers more commonly refer to as Machinery Pete.

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Beef Market Update: Christmas markets, annual reflections, and a jump in carcass weights

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The Christmas holidays are almost upon us and while Christmas markets may be busy with shoppers looking for the perfect gift in the coming weeks, the cattle markets have started to slow down in the U.S., as a lot of the buying has been done for the season. as a lot of the buying has been done for the season.

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Resetting the farm to manage 10-year market plateau

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Without new demand for corn and soybeans, producers are facing a sideways market plateau that could last 10 years. to $10.40, says University of Illinois farm management professor Gary Read More Without new demand for corn and soybeans, producers are facing a sideways market plateau that could last 10 years.

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