Live and feeder cattle prices reached new record highs in 2024, and the bullish price action continued in early 2025. Beef prices have risen over the past weeks despite the off-season demand during winter....
May’s final weekend ushers in the summer, and Memorial Day Weekend starts the annual grilling season. The demand for beef, pork, and animal proteins peaks during the summer, and prices often reach highs....
The 2023 grilling season is now a few short weeks away, and it won’t be long until the aroma of grilled meats sizzling on barbecues fills the summer air. The demand for cattle peaks during the summer,...
The animal protein sector of the commodities market includes the live and feeder cattle and lean hog futures contracts. Meat prices edged marginally higher in Q1 2023 with gains in cattle prices and a...
Cattle are an agricultural commodity, and the peak season for demand begins each year in late May and runs through early September. People tend to consume more beef as the grills come out of storage. Meanwhile,...
Cattle futures have been trending higher since the 2020 pandemic-inspired lows. Higher feed prices and inflation have caused beef prices to rise, but cattle are in the crosshairs of environmentalists because...
The animal protein sector of the commodities asset class includes live and feeder cattle and lean hog futures. The beef and hogs posted gains in 2022, while the cattle futures posted gains in Q4, lean...
Meat prices remain strong during the winter season. Inflation has caused production costs for all commodities to rise, and animal proteins are no exception. As we move into 2023 in a few weeks, the potential...
The peak beef and pork demand season ended in early September, but prices remain elevated during the offseason. Inflation is taking a bite out of money’s purchasing power, and meat prices are sitting...
Not such a popular request this time of the year. Seasonally beef demand wanes around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and consumers will savor more pork and turkey.