By Glynn Tonsor, livestock and meat marketing specialist
As society continues to transition from the pre-pandemic period and the many shocks that have occurred over the past couple years, it is easy to overlook a simple but critical fact – strong demand for U.S. beef has been supporting cattle prices! Published research points to cow-calf producers in particular accruing proportionally larger economic impacts from beef demand changes.[1] Accordingly, demand strength in recent years has supported feeder cattle prices and growing concerns in mid-2022 around beef demand strength are similarly worth monitoring, Continue reading “Beef Demand Matters!”