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Beef cattle became Idaho’s top commodity in 2025, driving record farm receipts, rising exports and higher net farm income as livestock gains offset crop declines.
Idaho has a new top ag commodity: beef cattle. Livestock sector gains led Idaho farmgate cash receipts to a second consecutive all-time high in 2025. Net farm income is forecast to see a small year-over-year increase, with livestock sector gains outweighing losses in the crop sector.
Most of you keep a close eye on your crops during the growing season.
You at least drive by your fields to make sure the water is running, and
many will change the water during the day as well as check the overall
condition of the crop. Do you do the same with the markets?
Can we really use historical data, or is it too uselessly skewed? How are farmers supposed to watch for marketing opportunities with all the fluctuations?
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