Ted Baum discusses his outlook on the markets heading into the fall. He also talks about vertical integration increasing within the cattle industry because of packer concentration.
Greg Hanes explains how the Beef Checkoff is working to increase beef demand both domestically and internationally. He also discusses what the checkoff can and can’t do to try to help the tough market situation that cattle producers are facing.
Shelly Ziesch explains how lack of competition within the processing sector is standing in the way of fair cattle markets. She believes that the beef industry needs to avoid vertical integration at all costs.
Matt Teagarden explains that the main concern of Kansas Livestock Association members is to ensure effective, robust price discovery at the fed cattle level. KLA is focused on achieving this through negotiated grid transactions.
Jim Magagna, Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, feels that the industry has moved from a position of desperation into a position of strength as we’ve seen the market rebound over the past few months. He thinks that transparency and competition within our cattle markets must be restored.
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