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Are Beef Exports Bolstering Local Cattle Prices?

Ron Nichols
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NRCS
Grazing cattle are a common sight in the Four Corners Region.

While beef cattle sales amount to 37% of the agricultural income in the Four Corners Region, for many ranch families, cattle  are their only income.  So are beef exports important to the prices they receive, or not?