by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2022
– The USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) published their annual July 1 Cattle inventory Report on July 22, 2022. There were not many surprises in this year’s report, but it is helpful to know the general trend in the US. The total,...
by external | Jul 15, 2022
Source: Sam Ard, Director, Government Affairs, Florida Cattlemen’s Association The Florida tax code requires a sales tax to be applied to all things sold – the only way around this is to pass a sales tax exemption into law. Our industry is required by law to...
by external | Jul 15, 2022
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Crop uncertainty has taken a back seat. Economic and demand fears have taken control. December 2022 futures closed today at 83.71 cents. The chart below clearly shows the blood bath this market has taken in...
by external | Jun 17, 2022
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics December futures have been ranged between roughly $1.17 and $1.32 for over 2 months—reaching 3 consecutive new contract highs before taking a downturn over the past month. After making somewhat of a recovery...
by external | May 13, 2022
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics USDA’s monthly crop production and supply and demand estimates for May, released today, show revisions for the 2021 crop and are also the first such estimates for the 2022 crop. We obviously have a long...
by external | Mar 18, 2022
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics “Profit” = (Price x Yield) – Costs. Price is always an important part of the equation. A good year, production-wise, can be offset by low price, or higher than expected costs. Costs for 2022 will be...
