Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Nov. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Nov. 1, 2024, USDA reported on Friday.
Tyson Foods announced on Friday that it will close its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility, affecting 3,000 employees, and will convert its Amarillo, Texas, plant to single-shift operations. Production will increase at other facilities.
Horses are quarantined after an EHV-1 outbreak from a Texas rodeo event. Multiple states are affected, with some horses euthanized and strict biosecurity measures implemented.
DTN/Progressive Farmer announced its 16th class of America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers.
A seven-member unsecured creditors committee has been formed in the Hansen-Mueller bankruptcy case, as the Omaha company owes up to 5,000 creditors and is moving toward an asset sale.
Fertilizer prices continued to be mainly more expensive for the second week of November 2025. Six of the eight major fertilizers rose in price compared to last month, while the other two were slightly cheaper. No fertilizers had a significant price move, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
Corn was 91% harvested and soybeans were 95% harvested. Winter wheat was 92% planted and rated 45% good-to-excellent condition.
USDA on Monday announced Stage 2 of the disaster relief program covering 2023-24 crops, milk and stored commodity losses not included in Stage 1. Enrollment opens Nov. 24 through April 30, 2026. A USDA official also said a 2025 aid announcement is coming soon.
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued late Tuesday morning a rare G4 severe geomagnetic storm alert for Tuesday night. The impact, expected primarily poleward of 45 degrees latitude, could cause satellite navigation (GPS) to be degraded or inoperable for hours, as well as northern lights seen as far south as Alabama and northern California.
