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ICE Activity Raises Concerns Across Cattle Country

Three cattle industry groups are warning that recent immigration enforcement activity in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas is disrupting livestock operations and could lead to higher beef prices.

The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Texas Cattle Feeders Association say they are monitoring reported ICE activity across the three states.

The groups say they respect federal immigration enforcement, but they also point out that cattle producers, feedyards, dairies, livestock markets and processors depend on a stable workforce to care for animals and keep beef production moving.

The associations say thousands of fed cattle scheduled for processing have been delayed in recent days, creating millions of dollars in lost revenue and added costs.

They also report workforce disruptions at feedyards, processing plants, feed and grain businesses, transportation operations and other rural services.

The groups warn the effects could continue for days or weeks after enforcement operations end.

They are asking federal officials to conduct enforcement in a lawful, orderly and transparent way, while clearly communicating with affected employers and rural communities.

REFERENCE: https://meatingplace.com/cattle-groups-warn-ice-activity-is-disrupting-beef-supply-chain/

Charolais Association Launches New Yield Calculator

The American-International Charolais Association has launched a new Power of Yield Calculator to show cattle producers the dollar value of red meat yield.

The online tool combines carcass data with current USDA boxed beef values to estimate the value of saleable beef at different carcass weights.

AICA says the calculator helps show how genetics and cutability can impact returns, especially as beef prices and carcass weights increase.

The goal is to help producers look beyond quality grade and consider how many valuable pounds of beef each animal produces.

REFERENCE: https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/aica-launches-power-of-yield-calculator-to-put-real-time-value-on-red-meat-yield

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