National Ag News

A livestock market analyst says domestic demand for US meat products could be leveling off and that could lead to price concerns for US livestock producers.

Scott Brown is with the University of Missouri.  “We certainly started the year with pretty good strength,” he says.  “I worry that we’re losing a little bit of the wind out of the sails of domestic demands for meat in this country.  I think we all know if that continues to unfold what happens on the price side – it gets a lot harder.”

He tells Brownfield global exports are still key – and weekly export data shows demand for US beef and pork continues to grow. 

Continue reading Domestic demand leveling, but exports gaining momentum at Brownfield Ag News.