Ag Economy Barometer: Farmers expect beef and dairy herd to shrink

Farmers surveyed in the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer predict the size of beef and dairy herds are likely to decline in 2019. Eighty-three percent of respondents said they expect the dairy herd to shrink and more than 60 percent said the beef herd will shrink in 2019. “And I think that reflects the …

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