Drought slowed U.S. beef herd expansion
3/16/2018 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Start Date: 1/1/2018
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The total number of beef cows in the U.S. on Jan. 1 was 31.7 million, the highest count since 2008, while breeding cattle inventories were slowing their rate of expansion. Drought in the central and southern Plains could shrink the herd with reductions beginning soon.
AgWeb.com (Mexico, Mo.), March 15, 2018
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