The USDA cut its 2026 beef and turkey production estimates, while increasing the outlook for broilers. Beef is now seen at 25.81 billion pounds, down 110 million from February, with a slower slaughter canceling out heavier dressed weights, with an average steer price of $242 per hundredweight, a gain of $2, and higher imports and […]

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