USDA Reports Say Dairy Herd Continues to Grow, Beef Herd Continues to Shrink

from Chat BDC · host Mike Opperman

Send us Fan MailTwo new USDA reports were out yesterday. The USDA Milk Production report showed the U.S. dairy cow herd continues to grow, although 2025 and 2026 milk production levels are starting to come closer together. Commodity prices are a bit higher thanks to weather conditions and geopolitical issues. And if energy prices don't fix themselves, Republicans could be in trouble this fall.

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