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Dr. Steve McDonald's column recalls screwworm infestations that affected newborn calves in North Texas, with adult flies arriving on southerly winds from Mexico each spring. The column also notes that cattle prices remain strong while input costs for seed, fertilizer and hay are rising.
Screwworm history is background only, but the reported cattle price strength and rising input costs bear on feeder cattle and feed-ingredient demand.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.