Articles Tagged with ''cattle supplies''

The 2026 Top 100 Meat & Poultry Processors highlights a $112B market fueled by strong demand, premium trends and Gen Z influence, despite tight cattle supply, rising costs and shifting protein dynamics across beef, pork and poultry.

With imports slowing, grilling season behind us, and carcass weights climbing, the fat trim market could again come under pressure.

Heavier carcass weights may help moderate supply reductions but are unlikely to prevent them indefinitely.

It remains unknown how long the ban on imports of Mexican feeder cattle will last, potentially tightening the US beef market even further.

Sending fewer female cattle to slaughter is the first step in finding the cyclical bottom.

If current trends persist, herd rebuilding will resume in 2025.

Increase in imports of feeder cattle bolsters feedlot placements and feedlot inventories overall.

Wholesale beef prices, especially the price of high value cuts such as ribeye steaks or tenderloin, has been drifting counter seasonally lower.