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Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020 Updated Oct 16, 2020

Cattle — When there aren’t enough resources to turn cattle into beef, it’s difficult to put a good value on those animals.
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Shocks to the beef industry were all part of 2020’s “unprecedented” theme, but how the market responded was less surprising.

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