JACE’S NOTES

Happy Easter and Good Friday! I want to bring a few things to your attention as far as the cattle market is concerned. I heard on the radio going to lunch yesterday, dairies are trying to find permits to dispose of milk, but when you go into the grocery store, they limit you to one or two gallons. I can only come up with this solution in my mind – that the dairy industry and the beef industry are both marketed the same way. What I mean by this is, you have the big corporation in the middle and you have the consumers on one side, getting taken advantage of and you have the producers on the other side getting taken advantage of. The big corporation in the middle is taking advantage of both sides and reaping the reward. President Trump keeps saying that he wants fair trade and he is talking about Canada, Mexico, China, etc. What about fair trade in America in agriculture – beef, pork, chicken, grains, dairy, etc.?

On the positive side this is strictly an assumption. Butcher cows were worth 35.00 to 45.00 Wednesday. Today they are worth 50.00 to 55.00. Today at lunch time Trump said the trade between China should greatly benefit farmers, ranchers, & cattlemen. The trade between China & America should start right away. Does this mean they are going to start taking our agriculture products? I hope I’m right. If things don’t change sooner rather than later, economically, we are all in trouble. Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best. Have a good Easter. Things will get better.

P.S. Let’s hope Carol Baskins doesn’t kill the Easter Bunny. Hahaha.