feed costs

With the latest grain stocks report showing 50 million fewer bushels of corn in the bin, this could have an impact of the cost of feeding cattle. Livestock market economist Dr. Darrell Peel says tighter corn supplies are pushing corn prices over $5 per bushel, heading towards $6, and the cost of gain for feedlot cattle is on the rise ...

What can the dairy industry expect in the year ahead? "We increased our milk production forecast for 2020 and also for 2021 and in both cases that reflects both higher milk per cow and higher cow numbers," said World Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski ...

Achieving profitability in the dairy industry today can seem like a game of dominoes. Every decision connects other aspects of your operation; sometimes in unforeseen ways. Profits require high levels of milk production, which requires a large amount of high-quality feed ...

Livestock and poultry producers may see a mixed bag when it comes to feed and forge costs and availability for the remainder of this marketing year, and, in the next. USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam forecasted divergent feed prices for meat animals from 2019/2020, and the following year ...