While Crop Receipts Held Steady in 2016, Livestock Receipts Took a Dive

December 1, 2016 | Posted in Commodities, Data & Trends

USDA’s Economic Research Service is projecting 2016 net cash farm income will slip to $90.1 billion and net farm income to $66.9 billion, largely the result of declining animal and animal product receipts.

Need to Reduce Labor Helps Lely Increase Revenues

June 1, 2016 | Posted in Commodities

Dairy producers in the U.S. looking to improve efficiency — or simply to handle a shortage of labor — helped one of the industry’s leading robotic dairy equipment makers to record revenues.

As Livestock Production Rises, Prices Forecast to Drop

March 1, 2016 | Posted in Commodities

The U.S. livestock sector is projected to increase production over the next decade, an expansion that reflects several factors.

2014 Government Payments Boosted Livestock Producer’s Bottom Line

March 23, 2015 | Posted in Farming Practices

ERS’s current farm income forecast for 2014 includes $4.4 billion in Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments, an over 700% increase from total LFP payments made during the previous 5 years combined.

Feed Costs Continue to Weigh on Livestock Production, Pricing & Hay Tool Sales

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

The outlook for equipment dealers catering to the livestock segment of U.S. agriculture will gradually improve as 2013 progresses with projected prices for cattle, hogs, broilers and milk continuing to rise and, in some cases, hit record highs. But many dealers expect that sales of hay tools will lag until input costs show some semblance of balance.

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While Crop Receipts Held Steady in 2016, Livestock Receipts Took a Dive

Need to Reduce Labor Helps Lely Increase Revenues

As Livestock Production Rises, Prices Forecast to Drop

2014 Government Payments Boosted Livestock Producer’s Bottom Line

Feed Costs Continue to Weigh on Livestock Production, Pricing & Hay Tool Sales

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