Chart-busting year for livestock

摘要

CALENDAR year 2014 will go down in the history books as a chart-busting year for the entire livestock complex. A rare combination of circumstances sent the livestock, poultry and dairy markets to fresh new highs.Previous years of high feed costs, diseases and drought took their toll on U.S. meat supplies and fueled prices to shatter new records for both the hog and cattle markets.Further, chicken and turkey prices were exceptional in 2014 and held at nearly record prices. Egg prices also topped previous records at the end of November.