Weekly Grain, Rice, and Cotton Futures Trends Historical

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Livestock Weighted Average Report for Week 08/14/2020 - 08/20/2020 LIVESTOCK SUMMARY ARCHIVE

Current Week Last Reported (08/07/20-08/13/20) Last Year

Total Receipts: 7087 7688 4675

Feeder Cattle: 6013(84.8%) 6317(82.2%) 3801(81.3%)

Slaughter Cattle: 737(10.4%) 1015(13.2%) 645(13.8%)

Replacement Cattle: 337(4.8%) 356(4.6%) 229(4.9%) Compared to close last week: Steers under 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; Steers over 450 lbs sold steady to 4.00

higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows

sold mostly steady, instances 2.00 higher on Boner cows. Slaughters bulls sold mostly steady. Contents

➢ Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary and Related

Individual Market Sale Summaries

➢ National Weekly Rice Summary

➢ Memphis Weekly Feed Report

➢ Weekly Grain, Rice, and Cotton Futures Trends

➢ Weekly Livestock Futures Trends

➢ Arkansas Daily Grain Report

➢ Arkansas Crop Progress and Condition

➢ Arkansas Broiler Hatchery

➢ USDA AMS National Retail Report – Chicken

➢ Farmer Market Managers Highlights

➢ Peanut Prices

➢ Arkansas and U.S. Rice Stocks

➢ Arkansas Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program

➢ Click Heading Links for Direct Report Link

➢ Click Archive for Historical Reports

SLAUGHTER CATTLE Slaughter Cows - Average Dressing (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Headcount Avg Wt Avg Price

Breakers 16 1395 57.46

Boners 92 1155.4 55.88

Lean 54 1056.4 53.03

Slaughter Bulls - Yield Grade 1-2, Average Dressing

(Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Bulls 40 1555 81.87 REPLACEMENT CATTLE

Bred Cows - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Age Stage Head Avg Wt Avg Price

2-8 ALL 25 1168.28 65.65

Bred Cows - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Head / Actual Wt)


2-8 ALL 120 1168.69 1024.1

Cow-Calf Pairs - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Family / Actual Wt)


2-8 O 47 1136.19 1281.1

2-8 ALL 1 1100 1400

FEEDER CATTLE

STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/ Actual Wt)

Wt Class Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

300-400 169 300-395 365 149-202.5 181

400-500 221 400-495 453 141-191 162

500-600 192 500-598 543 134-167 152

600-700 147 600-695 650 125-155 143

700-800 30 700-790 734 123-143 134

800-900 22 800-895 852 110-132.5 122

HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/ Actual Wt)

Wt Class Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

300-400 140 300-398 363 135-171 150

400-500 292 400-498 452 125-161 144

500-600 254 500-595 543 120-148 136

600-700 141 600-695 645 112-138 128

700-800 17 705-795 743 110-129 120

800-900 10 805-880 840 92-119 113 FEEDER CATTLE PRICE AVERAGES OVER PAST 5 YEARS

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180.00

200.00

Historical Feeder Steer Price Medium and Large 1 400-600 lbs.

5 Year Average Year Ago This Year

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Historical Feeder Heifers Price Medium and Large 1 400-600 lbs.

5 Year Average Year Ago This Year

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INDIVIDUAL WEEKLY SALES

Average Weight/Price Calculated For: Steers and Heifers (Medium and Large 1) Slaughter Bulls and Slaughter Cows (Yield Grade 1-2, Average Dressing, Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Replacement Cattle (Medium and Large 1-2, Age <8 years) *Bred Cows (Per Cwt / Actual Wt and Per Head / Actual Wt) *Cow-Calf Pairs (Per Family / Actual Wt)

Sale occurred on 08/17/2020.

Receipts: This Week (336) Week Ago (326)

Steers Bred Cows (Per Cwt)

400-500 lbs 439 lbs $157.44 All Stages --- ---

500-600lbs 546 lbs $145.47 Bred Cows (Per Head)

Heifers All Stages 1107 lbs $961.91

400-500 lbs 450 lbs $135.5 Cow-Calf Pairs

500-600 lbs 529 lbs $127.74 Open 1125 lbs $1258.33

All Stages 1100 lbs $1400

Breaker 1348 lbs $56.41

Boner 1232 lbs $56.35 Bulls 1525 lbs $79.72

Lean 1094 lbs $53.07

Feeder Cattle Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

SEARCY AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE




400-500 lbs 447 lbs $152.11 All Stages 1210 lbs $66.68




500-600 lbs 542 lbs $127.45 Open 1200 lbs $1325

All Stages --- ---



Lean 1099 lbs $54.78


Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

OLA AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE








500-600 lbs 537 lbs $135.71 Open 975 lbs $1105

All Stages --- ---

Breaker --- ---


Lean --- ---

Slaughter Cattle


Slaughter Bulls

GREEN FOREST AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE








500-600 lbs 537 lbs $134.6 Open 1317 lbs $1087.5All Stages --- ---



Lean 985 lbs $51.7


Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

RATCLIFF AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE






Heifers All Stages --- ---


500-600 lbs 562 lbs $132.76 Open --- ---

All Stages --- ---

Breaker --- ---

Boner 1105 lbs $55 Bulls 1650 lbs $86

Lean --- ---


Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

GLENWOOD AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE

Sale on 08/20/2020 not reported.

Receipts: This Week (---) Week Ago (---)


400-500 lbs --- --- All Stages --- ---

500-600lbs --- --- Bred Cows (Per Head)

Heifers All Stages --- ---

400-500 lbs --- --- Cow-Calf Pairs

500-600 lbs --- --- Open --- ---

All Stages --- ---

Breaker --- ---

Boner --- --- Bulls --- ---

Lean --- ---


Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

HEBER SPRINGS AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE














HOPE AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE Sale occurred on 08/14/2020.







500-600 lbs 546 lbs $126.32 Open 933 lbs $920

All Stages --- ---

Breaker 1255 lbs $56

Boner 1200 lbs $54.49 Bulls 1748 lbs $86

Lean 1157 lbs $51.6

Slaughter Cattle


Slaughter Bulls

OZARK AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE Sale occurred on 08/20/2020.







500-600 lbs 542 lbs $136.49 Open --- ---

All Stages --- ---

Breaker --- ---


Lean 1098 lbs $57.67

Slaughter Bulls


Slaughter Cattle

SILOAM SPRINGS AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE Sale occurred on 08/20/2020.







500-600 lbs 547 lbs $142.95 Open 1150 lbs $1324.33

All Stages --- ---


Boner 1169 lbs $56.26 Bulls --- ---

Lean 1002 lbs $53.61


Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Bulls

ASH FLAT AUCTION REPORT ARCHIVE Sale occurred on 08/14/2020.







500-600 lbs 546 lbs $126.32 Open 933 lbs $920

All Stages --- ---

Breaker 1255 lbs $56

Boner 1200 lbs $54.49 Bulls 1748 lbs $86

Lean 1157 lbs $51.6

Slaughter Cattle


Slaughter Bulls

RICE, GRAIN, COTTON, AND FEED

WEEKLY RICE, GRAIN, COTTON, AND FEED FUTURES TRENDS

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thu. Fri.

SOYBEANS

Sep 912 912 912 903 901

Nov 915 914 914 905 905

Jan 921 920 920 912 911

WHEAT

Sep 516 507 512 519 527

Dec 526 517 522 528 535

Mar 532 525 528 535 541

CORN

Sep 331 327 314 324 327

Dec 345 342 327 339 340

Mar 357 345 339 352 353

RICE (CWT)

Sep 11.975 11.920 11.780 12.165 12.300

Nov 12.115 12.110 11.840 12.340 12.395

Jan 12.235 12.240 12.010 12.465 12.515

COTTON (Cents Per Pound)

Oct 62.62 62.39 63.21 63.92 63.73

Dec 63.28 62.93 63.77 64.52 64.28

Mar 64.19 63.83 64.69 65.42 65.20

DAILY GRAIN FUTURES CLOSES

WEEKLY LIVESTOCK FUTURES TRENDS

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thu. Fri.

LIVE CATTLE

Aug 106.900 106.725 107.475 107.025 105.800

Oct 109.875 109.875 110.825 109.775 108.550

Dec 112.575 112.950 113.800 112.850 111.775

Feb 115.100 115.600 116.050 115.650 114.625

Apr 116.700 117.200 117.325 117.275 116.450

LEAN HOGS

Oct 53.525 51.425 52.550 55.175 54.250

Dec 54.950 53.175 53.575 55.850 55.450

Feb 62.100 61.125 61.150 62.150 61.875

Apr 66.850 66.300 66.525 66.925 66.500

May 70.875 70.850 70.875 71.300 70.700

FEEDER CATTLE

Aug 142.725 143.225 143.550 143.425 142.925

Sep 144.400 145.600 146.000 145.825 144.850

Oct 145.200 146.375 146.800 146.375 145.275

Nov 145.650 146.775 147.225 146.775 145.500

Jan 143.425 144.450 144.725 144.625 143.425

DAILY FUTURES CLOSES










National Weekly Rice Summary Not Reported On 8/10 NATIONAL WEEKLY RICE SUMMARY ARCHIVE

(Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas-California)

Domestic Trend

In the south, long and medium grain milled rice prices steady. Parboiled prices

steady. Second heads and Brewers steady. Rice by-products: Rice Bran, Millfeed

and Rice Hulls steady.

In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady. Second heads and Brewers

steady. Rice by-products: Rice Bran and hulls steady.

Arkansas Texas Louisiana California

MILLED RICE

Long white 29.50 - 31.00 30.25 - 31.00 30.50 - 30.50 ------

Long brown 30.50 - 33.00 32.25 - 32.25 ------ ------

Medium white 32.00 - 33.50 ------ 31.50 - 31.50 38.00 - 41.00

Medium brown ------ ------ ------ 39.00 - 41.00

Short white ------ ------ ------ ------

Parboiled 30.50 - 34.00 36.00 - 36.00 ------ ------

Second heads 20.00 - 21.00 16.50 - 21.00 15.25 - 15.25 17.00 - 20.00

Brewers 15.50 - 19.50 15.50 - 18.25 13.50 - 13.50 14.00 - 18.00

Rice by-products (spot prices, dollars per short ton, fob mills).

Rice fat bran 60.00 - 110.00 105.00 - 130.00 100.00 - 100.00 110.00 - 160.00

Rice millfeed ------ 40.00 ------ ------

Rice hulls (Whole) 5.00 - 5.00 5.00 - 5.00 ------ 3.00 - 5.00

Rice hulls (Ground) 8.00 - 10.00 ------ ------ ------

Domestic shipment: Offers, fob mills, milled rice, spot prices, dollars per

cwt, bagged. (All milled rice grade No 2 not to exceed 4 percent broken, except

California grade No 1. All second heads grade No 4 or better, second head and

brewers are bulk.)

8/17/2020

MEMPHIS WEEKLY FEED REPORT

Soybean Meal 48% sol (0 +22 Sep) 296.20-318.20 up 12.10

Cottonseed Meal 41 pct solvent 240.00-250.00 unch

Whole Cottonseed 205.00 unch

Soybean Hulls 95.00 unch

Wholesale prices, dollars per ton, bulk, rail or truck fob Memphis and

Eastern Arkansas areas unless otherwise stated.

Arkansas Texas Louisiana California

MILLED RICE

Long white 24.00 - 25.50 24.50 - 26.75 22.50 - 22.50 ------

Long brown 25.50 - 27.50 28.75 - 28.75 ------ ------

Medium white 30.50 - 31.50 ------ 31.50 - 31.50 36.00 - 39.00

Medium brown ------ ------ ------ 36.00 - 39.00

Short white ------ ------ ------ ------

Parboiled 26.00 - 28.00 32.50 - 32.50 ------ ------

Second heads 18.00 - 19.00 13.50 - 17.00 17.00 - 17.00 18.00 - 19.00

Brewers 15.50 - 17.50 13.00 - 15.25 15.00 - 15.00 16.00 - 17.00

Rice by-products (spot prices, dollars per short ton, fob mills).

Rice fat bran 75.00 - 85.00 100.00 - 110.00 120.00 - 145.00 125.00 - 150.00

Rice millfeed 40.00 40.00 40.00 ------

Rice hulls (Whole) ------ ------ ------ ------

Rice hulls (Ground) 5.00 - 10.00 5.00 - 5.00 5.00 - 5.00 0.00 - 5.00

8/19/2019

Domestic shipment: Offers, fob mills, milled rice, spot prices, dollars per

cwt, bagged. (All milled rice grade No 2 not to exceed 4 percent broken, except

California grade No 1. All second heads grade No 4 or better, second head and

brewers are bulk.)

ARKANSAS DAILY GRAIN REPORT ARCHIVE

Region/Location Sale Type Basis (¢/Bu) Basis Change Price($/Bu) Price Change Average Year Ago Freight Delivery

Pine Bluff, AR Bid 5Z UNCH 3.4675 0.03 DN 3.4675 DLVD-T Current

Blytheville, AR Bid 20U UP 2 3.4700 0.02 DN 3.4700 DLVD-T Current

Elaine, AR Bid 5U UNCH 3.3200 0.04 DN 3.3200 DLVD-T Current

Osceola, AR Bid 20U UP 2 3.4700 0.02 DN 3.4700 DLVD-T Current

North Little Rock, AR Bid -10U UNCH 3.1700 0.04 DN 3.1700 DLVD-T Current


Jonesboro, AR Bid -24X UNCH 8.8975 0.015 DN 8.8975 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Pendleton, AR Bid 0X UNCH 9.1375 0.015 DN 9.1375

Wheatley, AR Bid -9X UNCH 9.0475 0.015 DN 9.0475 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Wynne, AR Bid -15X UNCH 8.9875 0.015 DN 8.9875 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Des Arc, AR Bid -14X UNCH 8.9975 0.015 DN 8.9975 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Pine Bluff, AR Bid 0X DN 3 9.1375 0.045 DN 9.1375 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Blytheville, AR Bid 19X DN 3 9.3275 0.045 DN 9.3275 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Elaine, AR Bid 25X UNCH 9.3875 0.015 DN 9.3875 DLVD-T Current

Elaine, AR Bid 15X UNCH 9.2875 0.015 DN 9.2875 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Osceola, AR Bid 42X UNCH 9.5575 0.015 DN 9.5575 DLVD-T Current

Osceola, AR Bid 22X UNCH 9.3575 0.015 DN 9.3575 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

West Memphis, AR Bid 40X UNCH 9.5375 0.015 DN 9.5375

West Memphis, AR Bid 22X DN 3 9.3575 0.045 DN 9.3575 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

North Little Rock, AR Bid 0X UNCH 9.1375 0.015 DN 9.1375 DLVD-T Current

North Little Rock, AR Bid -5X UNCH 9.0875 0.015 DN 9.0875 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop

Stuttgart, AR Bid 0X UNCH 9.1375 0.015 DN 9.1375 DLVD-T Oct - Nov New Crop


Blytheville, AR Bid 14U UP 2 5.2150 0.07 DN 5.2150 DLVD-T Current

Elaine, AR Bid 10N UNCH 5.4375 0.06 DN 5.4375 DLVD-T Jun - Jul New Crop

Osceola, AR Bid 14U UNCH 5.2150 0.09 DN 5.2150 DLVD-T Current

West Memphis, AR Bid 15N UNCH 5.4875 0.06 DN 5.4875 DLVD-T Jun - Jul New Crop

US #2 Soft Red Winter Wheat (Bulk)

US #2 Yellow Corn (Bulk)

US #1 Soybeans (Bulk)



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Arkansas Crop Progress and Condition, USDA, NASS, Delta Region – Arkansas Field Office

Week Ending: August 16, 2020 - Released: August 17, 2020 – U.S. Report

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Arkansas, there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the

week ending Sunday, August 16, 2020. Topsoil moisture supplies were 15 percent very short, 41 percent short, 40

percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 18 percent very short, 32 percent short, 46

percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Low temperatures ranged from 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit at Kingston to 74.5

degrees Fahrenheit at Hot Springs. Highs ranged from 82.3 degrees Fahrenheit at Gilbert to 94.8 degrees Fahrenheit at

Portland. Moderate to heavy precipitation was received throughout the State, with the highest concentration occurring

in the west central part of the State with an average of 4.70 inches.

Arkansas Broiler Hatchery, USDA, NASS, Delta Region – Arkansas Field Office, Released: August 19, 2020

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down 3 Percent from Last Year

• Arkansas hatcheries set 23.5 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending August 15, 2020, down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2019 but up slightly from the previous week.

• Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 15, 2020, down slightly from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Down 7 Percent

• Arkansas broiler-type chicks placed for meat production were 21.7 million chicks during the week ending August 15, 2020, down 7 percent from the comparable week in 2019 but up 5 percent from the previous week.

• Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 15, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago.

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Arkansas/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/2020/arcw081720.pdf

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USDA AMS National Retail Report – Chicken – August 21, 2020

Advertised Prices for Chicken to Consumers at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets during the period of 08/21 thru 08/27 (prices in dollars per pound, fresh tray-pack product unless otherwise noted)

Farmer Market Managers Highlights, USDA, NASS, Delta Region – Arkansas Field Office, Released: August 17, 2020

This survey will be conducted every 5 years.

• In 2019, Farmers Market Managers operated 8,140 farmers markets.

• The largest number of markets operated during June through September. The month of July was the highest month of

• operation, followed closely by August, with 71.9 percent and 71.8 percent, respectively. Twenty-one percent of the

• markets operated year-round.

• At 52.4 percent, Saturday was the most common day of operation.

• Fruits and vegetables composed the most common food category sold at 99.6 percent of markets, followed by Condiments

• and sauce at 94.1 percent.

• The percent of markets that had locally grown labeling totaled nearly 84.7 percent. Gluten free and Grass-fed had

• 46.1 percent and 46.0 percent, respectively.

• Of the 4,076 markets that accepted Federal Nutrition Programs, 78.7 percent accepted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

• Program (SNAP).

• Of the 4,352 vendors/producers who accepted Federal Nutrition Programs, 66.7 percent accepted Women, Infants and

• Children's (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), followed closely by Senior Farmers Market Nutrition

• Program (SFMNP) at 66.3 percent.

• On an average market day, 916 households shopped across markets in the U.S. and spent $14,547 per farmers market.

• Farmers Market Managers served as paid employees in 4,321 markets, while in 3,162 they served as volunteers. On

• average, the paid Farmers Market Mangers earned $18.40 per hour. Managers worked an average of 19.4 hours per week.

• There were 31,609 volunteers contributing their time across 5,078 markets.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/pywretailchicken.pdf

https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/pz50hd694


First-half U.S animal products exports varied considerably compared with a year earlier. U.S. turkey and beef exports declined 15.2

and 7.6 percent, respectively. Mexico is the principle foreign buyer of U.S. turkey and an important destination for U.S. exported

beef. Exports to Mexico of both turkey and beef were lower in first-half 2020, likely in part due to COVID-19-related market turmoil.

Broiler meat exports increased 4.2 percent, with shipments to China offsetting weaknesses in other major markets. The 9.9-percent

increase in exports of egg and egg products can be attributed to strong growth in egg product sales. Dairy exports on a skim-solids

milk-equivalent basis increased 17.5 percent above a year earlier due to higher exports of most major dairy products. U.S pork

exports for the first half of 2020 were 27.4 percent higher than a year ago due primarily to large shipments to China. Livestock,

Dairy, and Poultry Monthly Outlook: August 2020 Link

Percent change of first-half 2020 export volumes from first-half exports of 2019

2019 2020 2021

I II III IV Annual I II III IV Annual I II Annual

Production, million lb

Beef 6,414 6,817 6,923 7,001 27,155 6,929 6,054 7,060 6,985 27,028 6,805 7,050 27,620

Pork 6,838 6,615 6,706 7,478 27,638 7,426 6,311 7,170 7,450 28,357 7,110 6,990 28,565

Lamb and mutton 37 40 36 36 149 35 36 35 36 142 34 40 145

Broilers 10,384 10,945 11,402 11,175 43,905 11,237 10,931 11,350 11,150 44,668 11,025 11,200 45,275

Turkeys 1,446 1,451 1,453 1,467 5,818 1,469 1,369 1,400 1,450 5,688 1,420 1,425 5,770

Total red meat & poultry 25,264 26,020 26,675 27,308 105,266 27,248 24,851 27,167 27,220 106,485 26,542 26,863 107,988

Table eggs, mil. doz. 2,046 2,054 2,049 2,116 8,265 2,048 1,945 1,990 2,040 8,023 1,985 1,990 8,175

Per capita disappearance, retail lb 1/

Beef 14.0 14.8 14.5 14.8 58.1 14.7 13.6 14.9 14.7 57.9 14.5 15.1 58.1

Pork 13.1 12.5 12.9 13.9 52.4 13.2 11.6 13.2 13.4 51.2 12.3 12.7 50.8

Lamb and mutton 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.1

Broilers 22.5 24.0 24.7 23.9 95.1 24.4 23.9 24.6 23.8 96.7 23.9 24.2 97.5

Turkeys 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.9 16.0 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.7 15.7 3.4 3.6 15.7

Total red meat & poultry 53.8 55.7 56.7 58.2 224.3 56.6 53.1 57.1 57.2 224.1 54.8 56.4 224.8

Eggs, number 73.0 72.8 72.6 74.5 292.8 72.5 69.4 69.9 72.0 283.8 69.9 69.8 287.1

Market prices

Choice steers, 5-area Direct, $/cwt 125.27 118.79 108.16 114.88 116.78 118.32 105.79 101 104 107.3 105 105 110

Feeder steers, Ok City, $/cwt 140.76 140.51 140.19 147.44 142.23 136.42 126.37 140 140 135.7 131 134 137

Cutter Cows, National L.E., $/cwt 53.34 58.30 60.42 53.66 56.43 59.38 63.14 66 60 62.1 61 65 62

Choice slaughter lambs, National, $/cwt 136.23 156.16 154.93 150.99 149.58 159.12 N/A 120 130 133 140 145 146

Nat'l base cost, 51-52 % lean, live equivalent, $/cwt 40.67 57.95 50.08 43.11 47.95 42.52 38.96 36 35 38.1 41 47 44

Broilers, national composite, cents/lb 94.0 97.7 82.0 80.60 80.60 83.5 67.4 66.0 65.0 70.4 80 87 81

Turkeys, national, cents/lb 82.8 85.5 90.8 97.8 89.2 97.4 103.7 110.0 111.0 105.3 102 104 105

Eggs, New York, cents/doz. 107.3 69.7 81.9 117.2 94.0 133.1 119.6 85.0 120.0 114.4 113 95 110

U.S. trade, million lb, carcass wt. equivalent

Beef & veal exports 700 790 788 749 3026 769 607 770 750 2896 720 785 3140

Beef & veal imports 739 836 771 712 3058 774 848 810 705 3137 755 825 3045

Lamb and mutton imports 80 73 53 66 272 102 67 50 57 277 85 65 273

Pork exports 1445 1535 1515 1826 6321 2023 1774 1750 2000 7547 2025 1775 7650

Pork imports 259 227 231 227 945 206 220 215 220 861 225 215 895

Broiler exports 1721 1721 1773 1888 7103 1858 1728 1750 1850 7186 1745 1735 7140

Turkey exports 147 166 159 167 639 139 126 135 140 540 135 135 555

Live swine imports (thousand head) 1338 1254 1200 1305 5096 1331 1202 1150 1220 4903 1250 1200 4800

Note: Forecasts are in bold.

1/ Per capita meat and egg disappearance data are calculated using the Resident Population Plus Armed Forces Overseas series from the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.

Source: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Supporting Materials.

For further information, contact: Mildred Haley, Economic Research Service\USDA.

Updated 8/18/2020

U.S. red meat and poultry forecasts, August 2020, USDA -ERS, August 2020, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=99168

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=99168


Peanut Prices, USDA, NASS, Delta Region – Arkansas Field Office, Released: August 19, 2020

Peanut Price Highlights

• Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 20.0 cents per pound for the week ending August 15, down 0.5 cent from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending August 15 totaled 99.6 million pounds, up 16.5 million pounds from the previous week.

• Runner-type peanut prices averaged 20.0 cents per pound for the week ending August 15, up 0.4 cent from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts totaled 99.2 million pounds, up 50.1 million pounds from the previous week.

Arkansas and U.S. Rice Stocks, USDA, NASS, Delta Region – Arkansas Field Office

Week Ending: August 16, 2020 - Released: August 17, 2020 – U.S. Report

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Rough Rice Stocks Down from August 2019

• Arkansas rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1, 2020, totaled 12.8 million hundredweight (cwt), down 44 percent from August 1, 2019. Stocks held on farms totaled 2.20 million cwt, down 51 percent from a year ago. Off farm stocks totaled 10.6 million cwt, down 42 percent from a year ago.

• Louisiana rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1, 2020, totaled 2.45 million cwt, down 16 percent from August 1, 2019.

• Mississippi rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1, 2020, totaled 815,000 cwt, down 46 percent from August 1, 2019.

https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/5t34sj58c/hq37wb13v/x920gk83f/pnpr3320.pdf

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Arkansas/Publications/Crop_Releases/Stocks/2020/arstkaug20.pdf

https://release.nass.usda.gov/reports/rice0820.pdf


$5 Million Available for New Arkansas Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 8/21/20

- CONTACT: Anna Thrash, (501) 529-2689, [email protected]

• The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has received $5 million in CARES Act funding for a Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program. The program was created to support new and existing meat and poultry processing facilities with less than 200 employees, address supply chain disruptions, and mitigate health and environmental impacts as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

• The program proposal was reviewed and approved earlier this week by the CARES Act Steering Committee and the House and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development. The appropriation for the program was subsequently approved by the Arkansas Legislative Council.

• Project proposals should aim to improve food supply resilience through increasing livestock and poultry slaughter, expanding meat or poultry processing capacity, or promoting worker safety as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Grant awards may reimburse up to 90 percent of eligible expenses for workforce assistance, equipment, capital improvements, and other eligible costs incurred from March 1, 2020 through November 30, 2020. Applications must be received no later than September 30, 2020. Program guidelines and the application can be found here.

• “This cost share program will help address the lack of local, small-scale meat processing capacity in Arkansas that limited our producers’ ability to meet consumer demand for locally grown meat products during the COVID-19 related disruptions,” said Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward. “Expanded processing capacity will build resilience within the industry and provide benefit to producers, consumers, and our rural communities.”

• Disruptions to the nation’s food supply chain and the reduction in meat processing capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted Arkansas’s need for regionalized, smaller-scale meat processing facilities that producers and consumers can access during normal and emergency situations. Arkansas consumers are demanding more locally grown and processed meat, but the demand currently cannot be met by Arkansas livestock producers due to the limited number and capacity of USDA inspected facilities. There are currently three local, small-scale USDA-inspected meat processing facilities and approximately 40 custom-exempt processors in Arkansas.

• Arkansas ranks 10th in the nation in the value of animals and animal products that provide more than $5.6 billion to the state’s economy annually. In the 2019 production year, Arkansas was ranked 10th in the nation in beef cow inventory and 25th in the nation in cattle and calves with 510,641,000 pounds of production.

• The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the development and implementation of policies and programs for Arkansas agriculture and forestry to keep its farmers and ranchers competitive in national and international markets while ensuring safe food, fiber, and forest products for the citizens of the state and nation. Visit agriculture.arkansas.gov.

https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-meat-and-poultry-processing-grant-program/

https://www.aad.arkansas.gov/

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-meat-and-poultry-processing-grant-program/

http://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov./

Documents

Weekly Grain, Rice, and Cotton Futures Trends Historical