Economist says there could be some signs of herd expansion starting to emerge

A livestock economist says he’s seeing some data that suggests at least some herd expansion could be underway. Kenny Burdine is with the University of Kentucky. “Cow slaughter is still running about 18 percent below year-ago levels,” he says.  “That hasn’t changed much.  And I still maintain that’s going to be our inventory driver going […]

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