Global Cattle Outlook for 2012

[PakistaniFarmer]

CATTLE producers the world over are great survivors.

The beef industries in most of the major beef-producing countries have endured everything from BSE to drought to floods in the past decade.

These and other calamities forced some producers out of the business.

But those who remain are on the brink of one of the brightest five- to 10-year periods in many years.

Why such a bright outlook? The answer is simple. Global beef demand is outstripping available supplies and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate global cattle numbers in 2012, at 1.018 billion head, will be up only 0.6 per cent from 2011 and that global beef production will remain flat at 56.8 million tonnes.

Complete Article: http://agrinewspk.blogspot.com/2012/...-for-2012.html

[haypoint]

Plus, Japan is ending the restrictions on some of US beef, due to the Mad Cow scare of nearly a decade ago. More demand for US beef.

[Welshmom]

Wish I had 300 instead of just 3

[allenslabs]

Wish we didn't have a year where in 12 months we've lost 4 cattle to death (Elenore and her milk fever/pneumonia, one with a pinched nerve due to an extremely large calf who ultimately had a heat stroke, one with a broke pelvis for some unknown reason and a yearling heifer who died from bloat) in such a small herd. I think now we're down to like 7 cows, 7 heifers (2-3 which we're not keeping) and a few calves. Oh.....and a bull that will soon be leaving due to fertility/size issues.

Sure wish....we had more or had had less issues this last year! Either way. LOL!