Cattle market continues search for a market fix
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Level of captive supply, and
Packer capacity.
The group also agreed to take to their respective organizations for consideration these action items: Expedite the renewal of USDA’s Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR), including formula base prices subject to the same reporting requirements as negotiated cash and the creation of a contract library. Demand the Department of Justice (DOJ) issue a public investigation status report and as warranted, conduct joint DOJ and USDA oversight of packer activity moving forward. Encourage investment in, and development of, new independent, local, and regional packers.
This unprecedented meeting brought together diverse producer organizations to identify issues and discuss potential solutions. These issues and action item lists are not comprehensive, due to time constraints of this meeting. Attending organization representatives were pleased to have reached consensus on many issues and are committed to the ultimate goal of achieving a
Historic meeting between largest ag, cattle groups points to level of concern over markets
Faith Livestock AuctionRepresentatives at the closed-door meeting included the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) that represents the nation s livestock auction markets.
STURGIS, SD – Decades of political infighting among the nation’s cattle organizations may be at turning a corner. If nothing else, the fact that representatives from these organizations sat across the same table, in the same room, to talk about the same concern, is nothing short of history-making.
Representatives from six of the largest ag and cattle industry groups met recently to discuss the price imbalance in the cattle supply chain. In the past, each of these organizations have responded to one market crisis after another (what the trade is now calling black swan events) with different proposals and policies – effectively fragmenting any message being brought before federal agencies and Congress.