John Barone

Articles by John Barone
Beef output continues to decline
The USDA said beef output would decline 3 percent this year
Long-term outlook for beef prices positive
The USDA has given a bearish outlook for near-term beef prices, citing flagging retail demand in the face of high prices and a weak economy.
USDA decreases corn, wheat forecast
High prices for U.S. corn and an anticipated large Brazilian corn crop will cut into U.S. exports.
Fewer cattle foreshadow record-high beef prices
John T. Barone looks at the challenge of record-high beef and cattle prices
Cattle supply to continue shrinking
Friday’s USDA cattle report showed feedlot inventories at 11.19 million head, a decrease of 5.6 percent compared to a year ago.
High prices, low demand shutter beef processing facility
In his weekly column, John T. Barone looks at on-feed and off-feed cattle inventories
Grain prices rise on low domestic supply
John Barone looks at grain prices in his weekly Commodities Watch column
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Economic turmoil still looms large in 2013 
John Barone assesses the state of commodities markets
Soy oil prices remain low as domestic supply rises
For the next few months, the U.S. will be the dominant global player in the soy products trade.
Decreased cattle inventory foreshadows high beef prices
In his weekly Commodities Watch column, John Barone says that decreasing cattle counts will result in record-high beef prices in 2013
John Barone’s take on the fiscal cliff
The Nation's Restaurant News columnist offers his perspective on the fiscal cliff
Analysts expect USDA to reduce corn exports
In his weekly Commodities Watch column, John T. Barone looks at the problem of high prices and poor quality corn
Global market gets a coffee break 
John Barone on the latest commodities price trends
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Drought still affecting majority of U.S. crops
In his weekly column, John T. Barone finds that more than 62 percent of the contiguous U.S. remains in some form of drought
Two commodities to watch going into 2013
Coffee and soy oil should be watched closely as potential, long-term contracting opportunities.
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