Cattle Slaughter Hits Multi Year Low

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Cattle Slaughter Hits Multi Year Low

Ryan Standard | 05.04.2020

Renderer BFT was bid higher today with no trading reported as of press time.

Cattle slaughter finished last week at an estimated 425,000 head, the lowest non holiday total since on record going back to 2010 and the third lowest weekly total from the same time period. Slaughter is forecast to continue to run at reduced rates over the next six weeks despite an order from the President for meat packing...

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