Friday, November 21st, 2025 Podcast
As we near the holidays, we walk through some of the volatile dynamics in the cattle markets currently surrounding prices, news headlines, consumer demand, rebuilding the herd and more. Lance Zimmerman, Senior Beef Analyst at Rabobank, joins
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 Podcast
As the flow of data has started to impact the markets again, how is that intersecting with headlines and algorithm trade in the markets? And as we look ahead to the holidays and 2026, what do producers
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 Podcast
Tuesday seemed to be a consolidation day in the grains and cattle, with a bit of pressure in the lean hog complex. Overall, did traders take a bit of a pause after the volatility of Friday and

UFCW Statement on Closure of Lexington, NE Tyson Foods Beef Plant
LEXINGTON, NEB. – The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including thousands of meatpacking workers, released a statement in response to the closure of a non-union

USDA Launches Screwworm.gov, Centralizing New World Screwworm Information Across the Federal Government
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov. This dynamic new site centralizes NWS information available across the federal government and

Choppy with a Side of Rallies
Corn and soybean markets right now? Choppy, with rallies that can’t quite hang on. Traders are watching every headline. Chinese soybean purchases are improving, but the pace still isn’t where the trade hoped it’d be. Demand overall

Tyson Foods Announces Network Changes to Strengthen Long-Term Beef Business
Springdale, Arkansas – Nov. 21, 2025 – Tyson Foods today announced network changes designed to right size its beef business and position it for long-term success. The company will end operations at its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility and

Mixed Market Tones on Friday
We see the grain markets fairly quiet on Friday in a consolidation type of trade while the livestock markets are under pressure amid the removal of tariffs on Brazil and more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at