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with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash
Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets
Etc.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported
by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture.
Canola
Prices:
Current
cash price for Canola is $11.42 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$11.64 per bushel- delivered to local
participating elevators that are working with PCOM.
Futures
Wrap:
Our
Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio
Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler-
analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
KCBT
Recap:
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two
Pager from the Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all
three U.S. Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on
Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's
market.
Feeder
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Feeder & Stocker
Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Slaughter
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Slaughter Cattle
Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
TCFA
Feedlot Recap:
Finally,
here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from
the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, December 6,
2011
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Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured
Story:
Feeder
Market Ignites on Improved Wheat
Pasture
Wheat
is an amazing crop...which is why we grow it in
Oklahoma. According to Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma
State University Extension Livestock Marketing
Specialist, given the slightest opportunity, wheat
responds very well under adverse conditions. In
late October, the prospects for wheat pasture
seemed all but lost with most wheat planted late
and dry.
It
was noted, however, that with timely rains, a
decent wheat crop could still develop. November
turned out to offer almost ideal temperatures and
a series of rains that were for the most part,
exactly when and where needed. As a result, wheat
has established, not only a good stand from a
grain crop perspective but has grown rapidly and
will provide some grazing in December across a
wide swath of central Oklahoma.
The
results were obvious immediately after
Thanksgiving with an $8 to $12/cwt. jump in
stocker cattle prices. This market strength is the
result of unexpectedly strong demand combined with
limited numbers of available lightweight cattle.
Last week's federally reported feeder cattle
auction total was down 25 percent from the same
week last year. The year to date auction total for
feeder cattle is equal to year ago levels but
since November 1 has been down nearly 9 percent
from last year. The drought resulted in marketings
of feeder cattle earlier than usual in the
fall.
This latest market jump has
pushed up lightweight feeder pries relative to
heavy weight feeders, which changes the stocker
potential somewhat. There is a higher roll-back in
prices up to about 600 pounds (for steers), with a
much flatter price line for heavy weight
feeders.
Click here for more on the cattle
market from Dr. Derrell Peel.
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Tulsa Farm Show that kicks off on Thursday and
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and parking are free- and there are lots of things
to see and do at the 2011 show. In today's email-
we have a preview on the Livestock Skills Contest
that will be happening on Friday at this year's
Farm Show(sponsored by American Farmers &
Ranchers)- scroll down a couple of stories to see
that- and we remind you of the twice a day Gentle
Horse Training Sessions that will be held by Craig
Cameron- sponsored by Sutherlands. Click here for the Tulsa Farm Show
schedule page and we'll look forward to
catching up with you at the 2011 Tulsa Farm
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Broiler
Production in Decline Now- But That Could Change
Early in 2012
The
following Daily Livestock Report is provided by
Steve Meyer and Len Steiner regarding the broiler
production in the U.S. in 2011 and
2012.
"The supply picture for meat protein
remains mixed, with more pork coming to market
compared to a year ago but smaller beef and
chicken supplies. Combined beef, pork and poultry
output (carcass wt. basis) for the week ending
December 3 was 1.553 billion pounds, 83 million
pounds or 5.1% lower than the same week a year
ago. The primary reason for the smaller supplies
is the reduction in broiler production.
"As we have noted for sometime, broiler
producers have been cutting back, both in terms of
the number of birds coming to market and bird
weights. The broiler slaughter data is reported
with a one week lag (see table by clicking on the
link below) and for the latest reported week total
slaughter was down almost 13%. Early estimates for
the week ending December 3 shows total slaughter
could be down as much as 10% from last year."
Click here for the complete Daily
Livestock Report on broiler
production. |
A
Tulsa Farm Show Preview- American Farmers and
Ranchers Supports Livestock Handling Skills
Competition
Fall
is a time in Oklahoma when stocker cattle are sent
through the working chute insuring good health as
they go through the weaning process. Safety,
stress-free processing is of primary concern to
cattlemen. To showcase the skills of the best
young people in this arena, American Farmers &
Ranchers (AFR) is proud to continue their support
of the Tulsa Farm Show Livestock Handling Skills
Competition held Friday, December 9, 2011.
"This is probably one of the most
practical competitions which we will sponsor
through-out the year," said Terry Detrick, AFR
president. "This is applied knowledge and not just
what we can learn in a classroom. It teaches
animal care and welfare, safety to the individual
processing the animal, and effectively and
efficiently preparing that animal before reaching
the pasture."
This competition emphasizes
the application of classroom study to real life
agricultural production situations. Ten teams of
three students each qualified for the final
competition by testing during the Oklahoma State
University Field days in July. The top two teams
from each FFA district are eligible to participate
in the finals.
Click here for more from AFR on this
livestock handling
competition. |
U.S.
Premium Beef and National Beef Sell Ownership
Interest in National Beef Packaging
Company
U.S.
Premium Beef, LLC (USPB) and National Beef Packing
Company, LLC (National Beef) announced that the
owners of National Beef have entered into a
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with
Leucadia National Corporation (Leucadia) under
which Leucadia will acquire approximately 79% of
the outstanding ownership interests in National
Beef. The operations and management structure of
National Beef will remain unchanged.
"This
transaction will enable us to address the
liquidity desires of USPB's diverse producer
ownership base while maintaining our highly
successful cattle supply system and a sizable
investment in beef processing," Steve Hunt, CEO of
USPB, said in making the announcement.
"Leucadia
is a diversified holding company engaged in a
variety of businesses; its broad and deep
experience will enhance our partnership. Our goals
for the future of National Beef are aligned and we
look forward to a long and successful
partnership."
Click here for more from USPB and
National Beef on the purchase agreement.
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Oklahoma
Farm Service Agency Offers Producers a Free Online
News Service
Francie
Tolle, executive director for Oklahoma Farm
Service Agency (FSA), announced that farmers and
ranchers in Oklahoma now have a more efficient,
timely option for receiving important FSA program
eligibility requirements, deadlines and related
information.
"FSA is now offering free
online communications through our GovDelivery
electronic news service," said Tolle. "News will
now be sent via e-mail right to your home or farm
office or to your Smartphone - allowing you to
receive immediate notification of farm program
news that is pertinent to your agricultural
operation."
Through FSA's GovDelivery
electronic news service, producers can establish
subscriber preferences by choosing to receive
federal farm program information by topic, by
state and/or by county. Producers can select as
many subscriber options as they want, which allows
producers who farm in multiple counties or across
state lines to receive updates from each county in
which they operate or have an
interest.
Click here for more from FSA and for
a link to begin subscribing to
GovDelivery. |
In
a state where horses outnumber people in many
rural areas, farmers and ranchers are celebrating
the passage of federal legislation that allows for
the funding of horse processing
inspection.
"This eliminates a major hurdle
for the resumption of domestic horse processing,"
said Mike Spradling, president of the Oklahoma
Farm Bureau.
The legislation, H.R. 2112, is
contained in the fiscal year 2012 agriculture
appropriation bill. It does not include any
language prohibiting funding for the inspection of
horses at processing plants.
"There never
was a federal law banning processing, "Spradling
said. "The government just prohibited funding USDA
inspection."
Click here for more from Mike
Spradling on the
horse legislation. |
And
Finally- A Wee Bit of Beef Bribery
Heather
Buckmaster has dropped us a note about a
new direction for the OBC when it comes to a
newsletter for producers. She writes to us-
"In lieu of the expense associated with printing
and mailing a newsletter, the Oklahoma Beef
Council is shifting to a monthly e-newsletter.
If you would like to stay up to date on the
latest beef checkoff news and information, click here and you can sign up."
She even has a bit of incentive- or bribery if you
want to call it that- adding "everyone that joins
our list from December 5-December 31, 2011 will be
entered to win a $50 gift card to Cattlemen's
Steakhouse." |
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