EVENT COVERAGE

2020 looks to be a good year for the corn and soybean markets, CattleFax market analyst Mike Murphy told attendees at the 2020 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) convention in San Antonio. 

The emerging strength of a La Nina weather pattern along the Western coast of North America portends some difficult growing conditions for 2020, according to CattleFax meteorological analyst Art Douglas.

All signs point to a U.S. beef cow inventory that has plateaued, said CattleFax market analyst Kevin Good at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in San Antonio – ending one of the most aggressive herd expansions on record.

Cattle producers from around the world gathered in October to learn what makes the U.S. production system unique, especially from a genetic standpoint, as part of the Santa Gertrudis World Congress.

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include additional products.

This year’s National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) convention and trade show in San Antonio, Texas was yet another adventure with hundreds of vendors and almost 8 acres of displays.

Seeing a younger audience of cattle producers before him at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in San Antonio, Randy Blach offered a brief history lesson on today’s industry versus that of the 1980s.