China agreement, season strength should lift cattle futures

Brian Hoops
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019 Updated Feb 10, 2021

Iowa State University data from last winter indicates poor feedlot performance. Producers should be looking at any changes that will help them better manage cold stress and mud, says Extension specialist Dan Loy.
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Corn closed the week 4 ½ cents higher. Private exporters announced sale of 1,600,200 metric tons to Mexico for 2019-20 and 110,744 tons to an unknown destination.

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Brian Hoops is president and senior market analyst of Midwest Market Solutions Inc. The home office is in Springfield, Mo., with branch offices in Thief River Falls, Minn.; Verona, N.D.; Yankton, S.D.; Storm Lake, Iowa; and Springfield, Neb.