Insights and Stories of Theopolis Waters

Aug. 9, 2012 at 6:06 pm CDT

The number of sows slaughtered last week rose to the highest level in eight months, U.S. government data showed on Thursday, underscoring farmers’ rush to liquidate their herds due to rising feed costs caused by the worst drought in 56 years. The rush to slaughter could bode well for consumers […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 20, 2012 at 6:52 pm CDT

Fewer young cattle moved into U.S. feedlots for fattening last month as high feed grain prices likely discouraged producers from wanting to feed them, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and analysts said on Friday. That left many young steers and heifers on pastures that had not yet been damaged by […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jan. 30, 2012 at 6:20 pm CST

The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for the fifth straight year to a 60-year low, a government report showed on Friday, as a devastating drought and record high feed costs hit production, which will likely mean even higher beef prices for consumers. One of the worst droughts since the Dust […]

By kt-arasu, Theopolis Waters

Jan. 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm CST

Texas rancher Jim Selman is on the verge of going out of the cattle business, a victim of one of the worst droughts since the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. The more than 300 cattle on his 3,000-acre ranch in Gonzales County have dwindled to a mere seven, as the […]

By kt-arasu, Theopolis Waters

Dec. 19, 2011 at 3:20 pm CST

The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots rose in November, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department, surprising analysts, who attributed the increase to record-high cattle prices and a seven per cent pull back in corn prices last month. USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report on Friday showed placements up […]

By Theopolis Waters