Economist says Trump administration’s rumored beef plan was unlikely to lower retail costs

An ag economist says the Trump administration’s recently floated plan aimed at lowering beef prices likely wouldn’t have moved the needle. Dr. David Anderson with Texas A&M University says, “I don’t think this would do very much to beef prices at all.”  On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump planned to temporarily reduce Tariff […]

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Cash dairy prices mostly lower Friday

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower except for butter on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.67.  Two sales were recorded at $0.67 and $0.6725.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.4725.  Three sales were recorded,