Rabo Agrifinance’s Don Close on cattle inventory and US herd position

Ron Hays spoke with Don Close of Rabo Agrifinance on the latest BeefBuzz podcast about the latest cattle numbers. Close was certain that we would not see a USDA Cattle Inventory report this week, and based on a check of the USDA NASS calendar on Wednesday morning, he is right. USDA has removed the Cattle Inventory report from the USDA calendar for Jan. 31. Close and Hays also discuss the position that the U.S. beef herd is in as we approach the spring of 2019. Read more…