Economist says import ban will impact cattle industry

Cattle supplies are expected to get even tighter following the USDA’s suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico due to the threat of New World screwworm. Charley Martinez, an ag economist at the University of Tennessee, says the overall impact will depend on the length of the ban. “As we think about Quarter 2 of […]

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