https://www.agproud.com/rss en-us marian@agproud.com Early‑year hay prices strengthened across much of the country, reversing the softness that marked most of 2024. Early‑year hay prices strengthened across much of the country, reversing the softness that marked most of 2024.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/62889 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/62889-us-forage-statistics-how-2025-shaped-us-forage-supplies karen@agproud.com As the statistics were gathered and numbers crunched for 2024, the most noticeable theme across the board was very little change from the previous year. This reflects the steadiness and strength within Canada’s dairy industry. As the statistics were gathered and numbers crunched for 2024, the most noticeable theme across the board was very little change from the previous year. This reflects the steadiness and strength within Canada’s dairy industry.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/62422 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:07:43 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/62422-2024-canada-dairy-statistics-strong-and-steady-in-2024 62422-lee-canada-dairy-exports-imports.jpg dave@agproud.com After peaking in late 2022 and the first half of 2023, average monthly prices for alfalfa and premium dairy alfalfa classes of dry hay continued to soften through much of 2024. Similar trends were seen in the market for other hay. After peaking in late 2022 and the first half of 2023, average monthly prices for alfalfa and premium dairy alfalfa classes of dry hay continued to soften through much of 2024. Similar trends were seen in the market for other hay.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/62425 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:02:38 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/62425-2024-us-forage-statistics-prices-decline-drought-deepens-regional-gaps-widen-for-forage-producers david@agproud.com U.S. beef cow inventory totals dropped for another year, down to 27.9 million head at the start of 2025 – still the lowest total since 1962 and the sixth consecutive year for beef cow inventory decline in the country. U.S. beef cow inventory totals dropped for another year, down to 27.9 million head at the start of 2025 – still the lowest total since 1962 and the sixth consecutive year for beef cow inventory decline in the country.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/62424 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:59:32 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/62424-2025-beef-statistics-beef-cows-and-total-cattle-inventory-remain-low 62424-cooper-cattle-veselka.jpg audrey@agproud.com It was a year of mixed dairy numbers in 2024. Milk prices and income margins improved from 2023, but total milk production and average cow numbers were down from a year earlier. It was a year of mixed dairy numbers in 2024. Milk prices and income margins improved from 2023, but total milk production and average cow numbers were down from a year earlier.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/62420 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:53:41 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/62420-2024-us-dairy-statistics-annual-milk-production-declined-again