Hot Barn Report

THEE Hot Barn Report! Heard ONLY on American radio stations across the nation and online at hotbarnreport.com!

Hope you had a great weekend and got your Christmas shopping all wrapped up… pun intended… at your hometown main street USA businesses. Ventured into the megamart this weekend to pick up my new glasses at their vision center. I was debating making a run to pick up some coffee in the bowels of the packed store. The feller at the vision center wisely advised me, “Dont go in there dude!” Nuff said…

Announcing the winner of the contest “Who Imported the Most Brazilian Beef in November?” Survey says, “The UNITED STATES is your winner!!!” What do we get for playing along, Johnny?????

Price Discovery Edition of the Hot Barn Report!
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BIG Monday Price Discovery Edition of the Hot Barn Report!
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In recent news and to no surprise the Brazilian bad actors have been lax and not really forth coming with informing their global market about their cases of BSE, also known as mad cow disease.

The beef supply chain is moving product at a healthy clip. Front end of feedlot supplies have tightened especially in the north giving feeders the leverage they have long needed to take back some control. Packers have hefty holiday orders to fill and for the first time in awhile they are having to get out and about to compete for some cattle. While $1.40 fat cattle is no doubt a move in the right direction it doesn’t even begin to compete with the rising inflationary costs of inputs. So before we all break out the cowbell and have a party, let’s keep in mind the bottom line of the cash flow sheet and what it takes to get fat cattle to their end point.

BIG Thursday Price Discovery Edition of the Hot Barn Report!
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A special interview with Chelsea Good, from the Livestock Marketing Association at the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasters convention in Kansas City, MO.