A monthly column written for Beef Central by US meat and livestock market commentator Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle Buyers Weekly
JUST as the Australian beef industry is recovering from drought and is rebuilding its cow herd, the opposite has occurred in the United States.
The holiday season just ended brought the best possible gift to many US cow-calf producers – rain. But two years of extensive drought have had a big impact on US cattle numbers and this might linger in 2023 and delay any rebuilding of beef cow herds.
The silver lining to the drought’s impact is higher…
