Globally, beef production numbers continue to decrease, due to unfavorable
weather patterns in the U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile, Brazil and Australia
producers are expanding.
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Feedstuff Finder is a new website to help livestock producers find hay and
other feedstuffs in their areas.
@^Online Feed Resources
It's a busy week with our own DTN Virtual Ag Summit Dec. 5-6, along with
our coverage of the December WASDE report Dec. 8. We're also running our annual
Global Fertilizer Outlook series. These are just a few of the things we'll
watch during the week of Dec. 3.
4^Top 5 Things to Watch
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Monday
that recommends capping insurance profits and setting an income means test for
farmers
- both ideas roundly rejected by some major farm groups.
BGAO: Money Savings in Crop Insurance
After challenging years with various supply-side issues, the outlook for
nitrogen fertilizer markets appears to be positive in 2024. Prices moved lower
in 2023, helping make nitrogen more affordable for farmers across the world.
Demand is expected to improve in the New Year. However, there are some wild
cards in the outlook.
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