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Livestock markets watch supply and demand trends

Benjamin Herrold
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020

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Analysts have been trying to sort out the cause of recent movement in cattle markets. As part of that, University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith has been watching beef demand trends.

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