Here's the Beef

You know what’s not on sale? Cattle and most beef markets. According to the latest USDA annual cattle inventory report released last week, the U.S. herd on January 1 was down 0.4% from a year ago, off 9% from the 2019 peak (think Kayshon Boutte—yeah, my kids laughed too), and now the smallest since the Rams won their first NFL title back in 1951. Beef supplies remain tight, and prices are playing full-contact football.

We dig into the recent firmness across commodity markets—and what tight beef supplies mean looking ahead—in the latest Commodity Kitchen Podcast. Listen on your favorite player or click here.

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