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Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

National/international

Fewer Cattle, Heavier Carcasses Shows America Keeps Getting More Beef From Fewer Cows
11/03/2026 Iowa PBS
For three years, people have predicted shoppers would walk away from the meat counter at today's beef prices. Kansas State University agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor says that's a good way to be wrong. The most likely path to lower beef prices in the next 18 months is a weaker U.S. economy, not a public that has lost its taste for beef, and Tonsor asks why anyone would cheer for that. He also explains how a price drop today could leave consumers with less beef and less incentive for quality 30 months down the road. Plus, what the Meat Demand Monitor shows about who is still buying, and why a three-second soundbite never tells the whole story.

State/Regional

A wet November in Hays just three days into the month
11/03/2026 Hays Post
Soaking rains overnight Monday in Hays yielded an official 0.76 of an inch of moisture as of 8 a.m., according to the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town.