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Zinc sale prices were 80 cents per pound in July 2008, [109] which was typical of its 2004–2008 pricing levels. [109] By January 2009 it had bottomed out and was worth 45 cents per lb. [109] A spectacular bull market and increased Chinese interest in galvanised construction steel caused prices to top off at $1.20 per pound of metal by January ...
Live cattle is a type of futures contract that can be used to hedge and to speculate on fed cattle prices. Cattle producers, feedlot operators, and merchant exporters can hedge future selling prices for cattle through trading live cattle futures, and such trading is a common part of a producer's price risk management program. [1]
These prices are more an indication than an actual exchange price. Unlike the prices on an exchange, pricing providers tend to give a weekly or bi-weekly price. For each commodity they quote a range (low and high price) which reflect the buying and selling about 9-fold due to China's transition from light to heavy industry and its focus on ...
In August he sold 600-pound steer calves for November delivery at $1 a pound. But last week, comparable-size winter steers in his part of southern Colorado sold at $1.28 a pound.
Prices in restaurants are rising across the spectrum, from top-notch eateries to fast food chain Wendy's, which has raised the price of its quarter pound burger by 4-8 cents in the past year.
Sorry to put a damper on grilling season, but beef seems to be getting more expensive. Beef, milk and egg prices are rising and not likely to stop any time soon thanks in large part to a drought.
On average, one employee of Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in America, is injured and amputates a finger or limb per month. [22] The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that over a period of six years, in the UK 78 slaughter workers lost fingers, parts of fingers or limbs, more than 800 workers had serious injuries, and at least ...
Beef prices are high and likely to go much higher. That all-beef hamburger patty will sizzle on the grill, and cause a burn on your budget. New government figures show the price of beef rose about ...