Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: June 2012
by
Rachel JohnsonOutlook No. (LDPM-216) 18 pp, June 2012
Beef/Cattle: Producers are beginning to market calves and beef cows at increasing
levels as pasture and range conditions begin to deteriorate. Projected cattle feeding
margins are increasingly negative at current price levels. Packer margins are currently
positive, but declining byproduct values are adversely affecting them.
Keywords: Cattle, hogs, poultry eggs, sheep, beef, trade, pork, beef lamb
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Errata: On August 6, 2012, the following error was corrected on the U.S. red meat and poultry forecasts table:
- Per capita disappearance, retail lb for beef for 2012 II was changed from 41.6 to 14.6.