The Market's Fine Print

Game Theory

USDA's Cattle on Feed report shares some similarities with the game of checkers, while the Hogs and Pigs report has more in common with chess, according to DTN Livestock Analyst John Harrington. (DTN photo illustration by Scott Kemper)
USDA's Cattle on Feed report shares some similarities with the game of checkers, while the Hogs and Pigs report has more in common with chess, according to DTN Livestock Analyst John Harrington. (DTN photo illustration by Scott Kemper)
John Harrington attempts to explain to his grandson how USDA's Cattle on Feed and Hogs and Pigs reports are similar to the games of checkers and chess... more or less.

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