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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Dr. Derrell Peel Gives an Update on Beef Export Markets
- Oklahoma Wheat Crop Maintains Exceptional Crop Rating- 70% Good to Excellent
- Rancher Lamar Steiger Says Wal Mart Focused on Providing High Quality Fresh Beef
- Land Rentals Reported for Crops, Pasture
- PCG Hosts 64th Annual Meeting, Elects Officers and Celebrates Steve Verett's Career as CEO
- ‘Summery’ Winter Canola Development in Great Plains
- There's Something For Everyone At CattleCon21
- Introducing Emma Victery of the Chickasha FFA Chapter, Your 2021 Southwest Area Star in Ag Placement
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Dr. Derrell Peel Gives an Update on Beef Export Markets |
Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks gives an update on the beef export markets.
Beef exports have evolved significantly in recent years in a very dynamic environment of global politics and trade policies; direct and indirect impacts of animal disease outbreaks; and growing beef preferences and consumption. Compared to five years ago, total beef exports in 2020 were up by 15.6 percent over 2016. Total U.S. beef exports dropped 4.2 percent year over year in 2019 from the all-time peak level in 2018 with decreased exports to most major export destinations. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted global beef trade in 2020. Total beef exports dropped a further 2.3 percent year over year in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Thus far in 2021, the two-month total of beef exports for January and February is down 1.1 percent year over year. However, total annual beef exports for 2021 are forecast to increase modestly over last year. Figure 1 shows the market share of beef exports to major destinations in 2016 and 2020.
Japan has been the largest U.S. beef export market since 2013 (and was for many years prior to 2004) with the 2020 market share at 28 percent of total exports. Beef exports to Japan grew at an average rate of 9.7 percent annually from 2016 to 2020 with peak exports in 2018 and a decrease in 2019 before rebounding modestly in 2020, despite pandemic disruptions. In the first two months of 2021, beef exports to Japan are down 11.5 percent year over year.
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Oklahoma Wheat Crop Maintains Exceptional Crop Rating- 70% Good to Excellent |
The nation’s winter wheat crop continues to be rated at 53 percent in the good to excellent category according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report.
For Oklahoma, the winter wheat crop is rated 70 percent good to excellent which is the best rated crop in the region.
The remainder of the crop is rated 22 percent fair and 8 percent poor to very poor.
Winter wheat jointing reached 75 percent, down 8 points from the previous year and down 1 point from normal.
Winter wheat headed reached 2 percent, unchanged from the previous year but down 5 points from normal.
Canola blooming reached 24 percent, down 4 points from the previous year and down 19 points from normal.
Oklahoma corn planted reached 18 percent, up 12 points from the previous year and up 5 points from normal.
Soybeans planted reached 1 percent, down 1 point from the previous year.
Oklahoma pasture and range conditions were rated 34 percent good to excellent, 47 percent fair and 19 percent poor to very poor.
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Rancher Lamar Steiger Says Wal Mart Focused on Providing High Quality Fresh Beef |
Consumers are demanding more high-quality beef in a convenient way, said Lamar Steiger, a cow/calf operator from northwest Arkansas.
That’s one of the key lessons the beef industry has learned from the pandemic.
Steiger is an advisor for Wal Mart and was a speaker at a recent Boehringer Ingelheim webinar on the cow/calf producer and their role in producing high quality beef for the consumer.
The phrase around Bentonville is we have to win at fresh, Steiger said.
My daughter is getting all of her consumables from paper towels to green beans delivered directly to her house from Amazon and Wal Mart, he noted.
Buying beef is still one of the things that people will drive to the grocery store, Steiger said.
Consumers are starting to get vocal about where their food comes from and they want to trust the supply chain, he said.
Consumers are demanding it, not the government, he noted, and we better respond.
Our consumers are so much more particular about the quality of the meat, Steiger said.
The color of the meat in the tray in the counter is attracting their attention, he noted.
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For our farmers who have either- always have had cotton on their farms- or those who have more recently have added the fiber crop to their operations- we have a new daily report starting to be heard on several of our Radio Stations- It's Called Cotton Talk- and we appreciate the Oklahoma Cotton Council for their support in making this a reality.
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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Land rentals Reported for Crops, Pasture |
The cost to rent cropland held steady through the pandemic last year while pasture rentals fell slightly overall, according to the latest studies by Oklahoma State University Extension.
The biannual pair of market surveys of agricultural landowners found mixed results, said Roger Sahs, OSU Extension agricultural economist.
“People reading this data might be somewhat surprised and have questions about crop commodity prices, which were dismal and disappointing in the past two growing seasons, especially wheat,” he said. “By the same token, we’ve had some excellent crop production and yields, which has helped provide additional farm income, providing some sense of steadiness.”
The market overview is updated every two years with assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and is one of the most popular data sets released through OSU Extension.
In consideration of the cropland rental study, Sahs said, “The question now is, what comes next? If both parties – landlord and tenant – share the same sense of enthusiasm and optimism, and they expect circumstances to continue, that will provide support to cropland rental prices going forward.”
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We invite you to listen to us on great radio stations across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network weekdays-
if you missed this morning's Farm News - or you are in an area where you can't hear it- click below for this morning's Farm news from Ron Hays and KC Sheperd on RON.
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PCG Hosts 64th Annual Meeting, Elects Officers, and Executive Committee at Board Meeting |
Cotton producers and others in the industry from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas attended the PCG 64th Annual Meeting at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center in Lubbock last week.
Attendees heard from Pro Farmer journalist, and keynote speaker, Jim Wiesemeyer of Washington, D.C. who provided the crowd with an in depth look into the current political and legislative landscape in Washington. Wiesemeyer discussed the recent election and what that outcome looks like for the Nation, along with the new appointments affecting the agriculture industry since the Biden administration took office.
At the meeting- word came that Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Verett announced his decision to step down from his current role and retire after 24 years of service to PCG and the High Plains cotton industry. Verett notified the PCG Board of Directors of his decision at the organization’s April 9 board meeting, establishing his official retirement date as June 30, 2021. Verett has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the organization since 1997 and is only the third person to hold this role since PCG’s formation in 1956.
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‘Summery’ Winter Canola Development in Great Plains |
Mike Stamm writes for uscanola on the Summery Winter Canola Development.
Developing and evaluating high-yielding and regionally adapted winter canola cultivars, improving canola cropping systems, and delivering new technologies and practices to growers are priorities of the project “Development and Management of Canola in the Great Plains Region” supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). It includes researchers in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska and New Mexico.
NIFA funds support canola breeding objectives at Kansas State University (KSU). ‘KS4719’ winter canola was released by KSU in 2020 and will be licensed to WinField United as the conventional cultivar ‘CP1066WC.’ This cultivar possesses exceptional winter hardiness, improved lodging tolerance and slightly better shatter tolerance than previous KSU releases.
Cultivars with a KSU genetic component have been planted on an average of 37,000 acres over the past five years.
Another development from the NIFA project is the testing of female parent lines in testcross hybrid combinations. These lines are the first hybrid parents bred specifically for Great Plains climatic conditions. The release of new hybrid parent lines is expected in two to three years.
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There's Something For Everyone At CattleCon21 |
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Introducing Emma Victery of the Chickasha FFA Chapter, Your 2021 Southwest Area Star in Ag Placement |
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report is spotlighting the twenty Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA that are among the highest achievers in the organization.
The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness and Star in Production Agriculture.
This week, we spotlight the five area stars in Ag Placement for 2021.
One Star Finalist featured in the coming days from each of the categories, will be named the State Star Award Winner during the 95th Oklahoma State FFA Convention coming up April 27, and 28th in Oklahoma City.
This week, our coverage of the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Star Award Finalists continues with Ag Placement competitor Emma Victery of the Chickasha FFA chapter representing the Southwest Area.
Victery’s project involved working on the family farm and ranch near Ninnekah.
I have really enjoyed working with my family and I do want to be involved in the cattle industry the rest of my life, she said.
Learning details of the dynamic family business ranked as one of the key surprises for Victery.
We do have a commercial business and I didn’t realize not everyone uses the technology we use, she said, referring to the volume of artificial insemination the family business employs.
Some of my favorite FFA moments include winning the national beef production SAE award, she said.
Victery credits her family and ag advisors for helping her succed.
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Today's First Look:
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101
mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
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Wholesale Boxed Beef Prices finally hit a day where the price trends were mixed- Choice Beef was down 76 cents while Select Beef was up $2.09.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 11,000 head on Monday, April 12th.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, over 900lbs up to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good for feeder cattle. Steer calves 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand moderate for calves. Supply included several nice loads of cattle off winter pasture. Much of Western Oklahoma in need of rain and chances are in the forecast later in the week.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 6,257 head for the Monday April 12th trade..
Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, most of the gain was on quality, larger weights.
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture- The report available after the close of the Futures Trade for that day.
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Host KC Sheperd sat down with Dr. Brett Carver, Regents Professor
Wheat Genetics Chair in Agriculture, Wheat Breeding and Genetics in his office on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater and talked about a variety of subjects- all relating back to his passion for breeding wheat. He offered his take on how the 2021 wheat crop has handled the historic freeze the southern plains dealt with in February of this year, reviewed the wheat varieties that have come out of his program and looked ahead to what might be coming next.
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