More cows to slaughter fills the beef supply, pauses expansion

U.S. beef cow slaughter increased 10 percent through mid-April, in part due to herd liquidations stemming from drought in the southern Central Plains. While industry predictions have called for slowed but continued beef cow herd expansion through 2019, the surge in beef cows at harvest is putting additional beef into the supply chain. – Drovers CattleNetwork Read more…