Cattle industry cycle to trend lower through 2018

Cattle industry cycle to trend lower through 2018

A livestock market expert predicts 2016 to be the third best year for cow-calf producers, 
but sees vulnerability in summer stocker programs

Cattle prices will continue to decline until 2018, but will remain profitable, says a livestock marketing expert. “2016-17 will not be the same as last year and our long-term forecast is that we are in a cyclical decline,” said Jim Robb, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Centre, who spoke on the current price situation

calves in a feedlot

Beef industry travelling to a different drummer this year

After an extraordinary year in which all animal industry saw higher prices, beef stands alone in the continuation of lower production

2014 was a special year for the animal production industries with record-high farm-level prices for cattle, hogs, broilers, turkeys, milk and eggs. For 2015, a surprisingly fast expansion of poultry, pork and milk production will cause lower prices for those commodities. Beef stands alone in the continuation toward lower production, but prices remain uncertain. In


grooming a black Angus bull

Expect volatility in 2015 beef business, says Ag Days speaker

Will 2015 be a repeat of 2014’s amazing ride? Unlikely, says beef industry analyst

Canadian cattle and beef prices reached all-time highs in 2014 but 2015 will be a different story, market analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock told an Ag Days seminar last week. Retail prices will remain high and are expected to go even higher, while export and domestic demand should stay strong. But there are changes