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Are today's prices sustainable?
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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 808259" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I think unless the economy sinks, the better prices should last awhile. According to the Livestock Market Digest, the 2011 national calf crop is gonna be the lowest since 1957. Bigger carcasses and better genetics than in 1957 isn't gonna make up nearly all the difference for population growth. With higher feed prices, chicken and pork, with their higher input, more labor intensive production methods, are not gonna be all that attractively priced as alternatives to beef. If the higher prices entice people to keep more heifers and build their herds, that just takes more protein out of the pipeline in the short term. And with the dollar not so strong, imported beef is not as cheap either. I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I just don't see anything changing for awhile to drop prices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 808259, member: 9169"] I think unless the economy sinks, the better prices should last awhile. According to the Livestock Market Digest, the 2011 national calf crop is gonna be the lowest since 1957. Bigger carcasses and better genetics than in 1957 isn't gonna make up nearly all the difference for population growth. With higher feed prices, chicken and pork, with their higher input, more labor intensive production methods, are not gonna be all that attractively priced as alternatives to beef. If the higher prices entice people to keep more heifers and build their herds, that just takes more protein out of the pipeline in the short term. And with the dollar not so strong, imported beef is not as cheap either. I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I just don't see anything changing for awhile to drop prices. [/QUOTE]
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