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"Today is an exciting day for JBS and Pilgrim's Pride," said Wesley M. Batista, president and chief executive officer of JBS USA Holdings. "With today's decision by the U.S. Department of Justice, JBS has been granted the opportunity to enter into the U.S. poultry industry pending approval from the Bankruptcy Court. As a successful U.S. beef and pork company, we believe we are well positioned to bring that same competitive energy to Pilgrim's Pride, its employees and customers. We thank the U.S. Department of Justice for their thorough and timely review of this transaction and we look forward to working with Pilgrim's to honor its tradition."

We have more on this story on our website- including a link back to an earlier report we had from R-Calf USA- the populist cattle group that was very upset about this purchase of Pilgrim's Pride by JBS. No response from R-Calf has come as of yet, via email or on their website.

Click here for more on DOJ effectively blessing the JBS purchase of Pilgrim's Pride Poultry.

The 2008 Farm Bill requires 2008 final counter-cyclical payments to be paid as soon as practical following the end of the marketing year, but not sooner than Oct. 1, 2009. Because the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published the final marketing year average prices for peanuts on Aug. 31, 2009, and for corn, grain sorghum and soybeans on Sept. 29, 2009, USDA can now determine that no final payments will be made for these commodities. The 2008 Farm Bill provides that one partial counter-cyclical payment may be issued after 180 days of the marketing year. However, USDA did not issue a partial payment for the 2008 crop of peanuts, corn, grain sorghum or soybeans because these markets were strong.

The final marketing year prices per bushel are 23.0 cents per pound or $460.00 per ton for peanuts, $4.06 for corn, $3.20 per bushel for grain sorghum and $9.97 for soybeans. There are no final counter-cyclical payment rates for peanuts, corn, grains sorghum and soybean oats because their effective prices exceeded target prices.
We've got more on these computations and you can check them out by clicking on the link below.

Click here for more on this announcement from USDA on 2008 Farm Program Payments

Jessica writes "All 4-H members, alumni and friends of Oklahoma 4-H are invited to celebrate 100 years of Oklahoma 4-H with us at the Skirvin. Come enjoy a great dinner and 4-H entertainment while reconnecting with the 4-H family in this centennial celebration. Tickets are $125 for adults, $100 for youth 19 and under, and sponsorships are available at the $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 levels."

You can call Jessica at the state 4-H office in Stillwater at 405.744.7960- and we have a link below to the Celebrate Oklahoma 4-H's birthday website.

Click here for more on the 100th birthday of the Oklahoma 4-H

"September Placements are expected to be 3.0% larger than last year. This makes three months of higher placements. We expect this trend to last one more month. Cattle placed in September will be marketed from February through June. Allendale anticipates a Marketing total 2.7% smaller than September of 2008. Marketings will remain under last year levels through November, then equal last year in December, then move to slightly higher than last year in the first quarter 2010.

"Total Cattle on Feed will be slightly higher than last year as of October 1. Building Placement levels will push Cattle on Feed to above last year levels through February. Keep in mind a comparison to last year is skewed as last year placements were down sharply from October through December."

Bertelsen says that for US Premium Beef, one of the real keys is to identify and then finish cattle that will marble well. A significant part of the premium paid by this group is for a high level of marbling.

You can hear his comments on this edition of the Beef Buzz- just click on the link below and check it out.

Click here for our audio comments from Brian Bertelsen of US Premium Beef on the Beef Buzz.

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Montie and his folks write "Call the office at (918) 396-4322 for assistance with your motel reservation. Rooms are going fast, but we will find you accommodations. Now is also the time to get your bidder number with Superior or LiveAuctions. Remember, you must pre-register prior to the sale to bid on the phone or over the Internet."

They have an update on their website which we have linked below- it has links to the video, to Superior and to LiveAuctions and other info about the sale coming up this Sunday. Check it out- looks like they are ready to welcome one and all for their two sales in one day this weekend.

Click here for the latest details from Star Lake Herefords on their sales coming this Sunday

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Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101 mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.