Why Isn’t the Beef Herd Rebuilding? Dropping Cow Culling Clashes with Fall Drought

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The multi-year liquidation of the U.S. beef cow herd has finally hit bottom, but producers waiting for a full-scale rebuilding phase will likely have to wait even longer.

While cow slaughter has plunged to historic lows, the second half of the rebuilding equation—heifer retention—remains stuck in neutral. And as worsening fall drought grips key Southeastern cow-calf territory, forage deficits are giving producers little choice but to keep replacement plans on ice.

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