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CattleFax: Corn and hay production are on the minds of producers as we prepare for a dry year

We are all wondering the same thing: What will this year bring for farmers in grain, oil, energy and hay production? Keep reading to get some insight for the 2024 market predictions.

February 19, 2024

Abigail George

For farmers who are in grain, oil, energy and hay production, the CattleFax session at NCBA National Convention in Orlando may have had the answers to your questions.

USDA milk production lower, offset by higher cow inventories

The 2024 milk production forecast was lowered, but recent price strength raises cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey price forecasts.

February 9, 2024

Audrey Schmitz

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report identifies milk and feed factors potentially impacting dairy producer income in the year ahead.

November 2023 DMC margin moves above indemnity trigger

Small changes in the U.S. average feed cost and milk price were enough to push November’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin higher.

December 29, 2023

Dave Natzke

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest Ag Prices report on Dec. 29, including factors used to calculate the November 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin.

September DMC margin hits $8.44 per cwt

Overall U.S. average feed costs were lower and milk prices were up, pushing the milk income margin to the highest level since December 2022.

October 31, 2023

Dave Natzke

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest Ag Prices report on Oct. 31, including factors used to calculate September 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margins and indemnity payments.

August 2023 DMC margin rises to $6.46

USDA Farm Service Agency staff are scrambling to distribute payments before potential government shutdown.

September 29, 2023

Dave Natzke

Compared to a month earlier, U.S. average feed costs were lower and milk prices were up, pushing the milk income margin up almost $3 per hundredweight from July’s historic low.

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Sexed semen: An opportunity to capture more value for cattle

Breeding with sexed semen can help your bottom line by creating cattle your particular market demands.

August 3, 2023

Wyatt Bechtel

“Male sexed semen is an opportunity to capture value,” said Kansas State University's Ken Odde, who also helps manage a family cow-calf ranch in South Dakota. “The opportunity’s greater when the price spread between steers and heifers is significant.”

June 2023 DMC margin falls below ‘catastrophic’ floor

Despite lower feed costs, lower milk prices drove dairy producer margins to new lows.

July 28, 2023

Dave Natzke

DMC indemnity payments will surpass income margins for many dairy producers.

USDA cuts 2023 milk production forecast, Class III and all-milk price projections lowered

Milk production and price projections for 2024 follow patterns similar to 2023.

June 12, 2023

Dave Natzke

Projected beef prices continue to move higher.

USDA reduces 2023 milk production outlook, Class III and all-milk prices projected lower

2023-24 milk production forecasts show limited growth.

May 12, 2023

Dave Natzke

Corn and soybean meal price projections are lower, but on-farm hay inventories are down.

Lessons learned: Planning for future feed shortages

If recent experience has taught us anything, it’s that the cattle industry should anticipate feed shortages and that producers can have a plan in place to continue thriving when those shortages arrive.

April 24, 2023

Stephen B. Blezinger

A cattle operation's feeding and nutrition program is the single-largest ongoing production expense and the one that may require the greatest amount of time, focus and planning to manage. It may also be the most variable, depending on the region and operations themselves.

Articles Tagged with ''corn prices''

CattleFax: Corn and hay production are on the minds of producers as we prepare for a dry year

USDA milk production lower, offset by higher cow inventories

November 2023 DMC margin moves above indemnity trigger

September DMC margin hits $8.44 per cwt

August 2023 DMC margin rises to $6.46

Sexed semen: An opportunity to capture more value for cattle

June 2023 DMC margin falls below ‘catastrophic’ floor

USDA cuts 2023 milk production forecast, Class III and all-milk price projections lowered

USDA reduces 2023 milk production outlook, Class III and all-milk prices projected lower

Lessons learned: Planning for future feed shortages

West: The value of records

South Central: Heifer development from weaning to breeding

Southeast: BCS – one of the best tools you have

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