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Cattlemen tell Hartzler their price concerns after fire
Aug 20, 2019, 14:37 PM
by
Ann Gregson
A Missouri cattleman met with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler on
her farm tour to express concern about the effects on the cattle market from
the Kansas beef plant fire.
Ron McBee has a 600 cow/calf operation in central Missouri, near Fayette, “My theory is that we could do without a lot of the government welfare if we had a more level playing field in the cattle business. Directly, the next week after the fire feeder cattle went down 20-cents, Choice cattle went up $9.00 so the packer makes all the money instead of spreading it out.
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