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Egg production is still running below year-ago levels. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that USDA's latest Chicken and egg report shows that egg producers are working to rebuild laying flocks.

U.S. ag. product sales to China are continuing to grow. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, giving one reason why China is buying more U.S. soybeans and sorghum. **** During the first eleven months of 2022, China had bought 4.8 billion dollars' worth of U.S. corn. That's about the same as in the same time frame in 2021.

How does the La Nina weather phenomenon affect the activity during the tornado season? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The latest USDA report on cattle feedlot activity shows the cattle herd continuing to shrink. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some of the key numbers from Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, says heifers make up a growing percentage of the nation's feedlot inventory.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, says the number of fed cattle marketings in December (1.74 million head--6% below last year) is below what many had expected.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that at the end of this month we'll get a cattle inventory report which may have clues as to what to expect over the next year.