The 2019 beef production forecast was reduced by 5 million pounds from the previous month but remains at a rounded 26.9 billion pounds. The reduction was based on a slower-than-expected pace of fed cattle slaughter that was partially offset by greater expected cow slaughter and slightly higher expected cattle dressed weights.

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Tyson plant fire

The Aug. 9 fire that forced closure of the Holcomb, Kansas, Tyson Foods processing facility fueled a massive reaction in cattle markets through late summer, with feeders taking it on the chin with lower profit margins and processors reaping record prices.

A new federal database listing drug and alcohol violations by long-haul truck drivers won’t likely impact most individual cattle producers moving animals to market, but producers and owner-operators transporting larger volumes of cattle and other ag commodities longer distances could be affected.

The Holcomb, Kansas, packing plant fire has certainly been a black swan event – rare, unpredictable and has had dramatic effects on the cattle industry.

Cattle producers have a long way to go before agreeing on the issue of a national traceability program using RFID tags.

The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) and Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) are collaborating to provide the beef industry with a unique blend of maternal traits, adaptability, growth and marbling – all packaged with a heat-tolerant, red hide – into a new program for the commercial beef producer called American Red.

Tyson Foods announced that the Finney County, Kansas, plant, shut down in August due to a fire, will be reopening by the end of January 2020. 

Five directors were re-elected to the 2019-20 American Angus Association board of directors, as well as a president and chairman, and a vice president and vice chairman of the board, during the 136th Annual Convention of Delegates hosted at the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada.