--- title: Some good news for beef buyers description: The National Weather Service released their drought outlook this week and the news was encouraging for beef buyers. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E12AQF46sKgsLXq_A/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1696348656662?e=1701907200&v=beta&t=UQ5qNdFSubHXluP1tw8YIy1_eNG5-S-lEE2ss7r2UCs --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Oct 4, 2023 3:05:04 PM # Some good news for beef buyers ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/some-good-news-for-beef-buyers) Speaking of beef, here is some more good news. This week the National Weather Service released their updated drought outlook and a large part of cattle country is expected to see weather improvement this fall. As we have discussed, its hard to expand the cattle herd when there is limited grass. And with the herd near multi-generational lows, we desperately need to build the herd. But before we get too giddy here, any start to the rebuild could actually mitigate beef production in 2024 as more animals are retained. ![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E12AQF46sKgsLXq_A/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1696348656662?e=1701907200&v=beta&t=UQ5qNdFSubHXluP1tw8YIy1_eNG5-S-lEE2ss7r2UCs) Datum FS has forecasts for over 50 commodities comprising various beef, dairy, grains, pork and chicken markets. If you would like to learn more about a complimentary trial to the forecasts and commentary or about Datum FS services hit the home button above. 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