Meat production and price outlook of 2026
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Meat Production and Price Outlook of 2026 - Butler County Times-Gazette
For the most part, increased production and price forecast for the prior month are noted in USDA’s January Meat Outlook. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says some exceptions include tight supplies that are kind of dominating the market for cattle and beef. “For 2025, we raised our beef production forecast by 50 million pounds,” Jekanowski said. “This reflects continued higher cattle weights, which are more than offsetting …
Beef and lamb prices to ‘stabilise’ in 2026 – buying manager
Beef and lamb prices are projected to remain steady in 2026 after 12 months of extreme volatility and uncertainty. This is according to Emma Nelson, senior livestock buying manager with the Morrisons’ supermarket group. She made the comments at the 2026 Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) annual conference adding: “A more predictable market will also help to stabilise supplies of beef and lamb within the retail sector.” Attending the 2026 Ulster Gras…
The prices of beef and beef are still stable in this early year of 2026, even in a period of the year traditionally marked by lower consumption in the internal market. Upstreams of Cepea, Esalq/USP, show that the support of quotas is directly linked to the lowest animal offering ready for slaughter. In simple terms, there are less wood available than what is necessary to fully meet the refrigerators. This is clear by observing the scales of slau…
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