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The Midwest Cattleman · April 21, 2022 · P3

April 21, 2022 Volume 28 No. 5

NCBA RENEWS CALL FOR SUSPENSION OF CATTLE ON FEED RECORD HIGH IN MARCH
BRAZILIAN BEEF IMPORTS The latest USDA Cattle ments were at the upper end

Following the USDA re- on Feed report revealed a of the range of expectations
March 1 feedlot inventory of and higher than the average
port highlighting an increase 12.16 million head across the trade guess. He said strong
in Brazilian beef imports, U.S., setting a record for the placements were aided by
the National Cattlemen’s month. The March feedlot dry winter grazing condi-
Beef Association (NCBA) total was down only slight- tions forcing cattle to mar-
renewed its call for the im- ly from the February peak ket early and strong prices
mediate suspension of fresh of 12.19 million head, which that encouraged feeder sales,
beef imports from Brazil. was a record for all months. some earlier than planned or
NCBA has repeatedly called In Kansas, cattle on feed anticipated. Placements in
for a thorough audit of Bra- numbers were up 2% as of Kansas during the month of
zil’s animal health and food by 131 percent. In the first March 1 at 2.51 million head. February were up 13%, total-
safety system, to ensure the three months of 2022, Bra- February feedlot place- ing 430,000 head.
safety of the U.S. cattle herd. zil has already shipped more ments in the U.S. were 1.85 Peel said looking ahead,
In 2021, Brazilian exports to than 50,000 metric tons of million head, up 9.3% year the bulge in February feedlot
the United States increased continued on page 10 over year and the highest placements likely will be off-
February placements since set by sharply lower March
BEEF EXPORT DEMAND SOARS, PORK 2019. According to Oklaho- placements. Total feeder re-
EXPORTS DECLINE ma State University Exten- ceipts from auctions, direct
By Greg Henderson sion Livestock Marketing and internet sales for the
Beef exports continued on demand from China/Hong Specialist Derrell Peel, place- first three weeks of March are
down 17% year over year. He
a torrid pace in February, Kong. said feedlots will have plen-
while pork exports trend- “Rarely have we seen so ty of cattle to market for an-
ed lower. Data released by many outside forces creating other few months, but tighter
USDA and compiled by the headwinds for U.S. meat ex- placements are ahead.
U.S. Meat Export Fed- ports and such uncer-
eration (USMEF) tainty in the global KLA
show growth in marketplace,” said
beef value exports USMEF President VILSACK: ONLY 1.8 MIL. OF 4 MIL. EXPIRING
in key Asian and and CEO Dan CRP ACRES WILL BE RE-ENROLLED
Latin American Halstrom. “Yet
markets, while consumer demand During a call with reporters acres would be offered. That
pork exports saw for high-quality from Mexico recently, USDA would be a net loss of about
continued decline in beef, pork and lamb Secretary Tom Vilsack provid- 1.4 million total CRP acres,
ed more details regarding the which would mesh with Vil-
continued on page 10 general Conservation Reserve sack stating that there would
GLOBAL BEEF UPDATE: EXPORTERS Program (CRP) signup that be a net reduction in CRP of
ended March 11.
around 1.5 million acres.
By Derrell Peel - Oklahoma State University He said only 1.8 million of “We got a few new con-
In recent weeks, the USDA ports provide the most cur- the 4 million acres in expiring tracts, but nowhere near the
Foreign Agricultural Service rent assessment of the global contracts will be re-enrolled number of contracts that did
has posted numerous coun- livestock and poultry market in the program as 52% to 56% not re-up,” Vilsack said, add-
try reports from beef produc- situation. of the maturing acres were ing the data prove there was
ing, consuming, and trading Global beef production is not offered in the general sig- no reason for him to open CRP
countries, culminating in the projected to expand in 2022 nup. He also said that new to emergency cropping. “The
April release of the Livestock with increased production contracts on around 800,000 continued on page 12
and Poultry: World Markets in Brazil, China, India, Aus-
and Trade report. These re- tralia, and Mexico offsetting
decreased production in the Coming Sales-38
U.S., Canada, the European Life is Simple-5
Union (E.U.) and Argentina. Market Report-8
Global beef trade is project-
ed to continue expanding to Agribusiness
new record levels in 2022. Directory-36
Brazil is projected to be

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