# Cattle futures shrug off China tariff news - Brownfield Ag News

> Live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied sharply on oversold technicals, commercial buying and a discount to cash trade. China announced new tariff targets that include U.S. beef, but no start date was set. Cash fed cattle traded mostly at $117-118 live.

- Date: 2018-04-04 · published 2018-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10068-cattle-futures-shrug-off-china-tariff-news-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-war headlines added uncertainty, but the futures rebound was driven mainly by technical and positioning factors. Lower feeder prices relative to corn support feeding margins only if the tariff remains unimplemented.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-05 | [Cattle futures extend rally - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10069-cattle-futures-extend-rally-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-27 | [Hog, cattle futures sharply higher on news of trade deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63477-hog-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-on-news-of-trade-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-13 | [CME hog, cattle futures climb on U.S-China trade news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6399-cme-hog-cattle-futures-climb-on-u-s-china-trade-news.md) | +0.8% | +4.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-23 | [Big wins on trade could mean big things for cattle and hog prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55229-big-wins-on-trade-could-mean-big-things-for-cattle-and-hog-prices-brownfield-ag.md) | -1.7% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-11 | [CME cattle futures firm; hog futures ease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38814-cme-cattle-futures-firm-hog-futures-ease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-05 | [Cattle futures extend rally - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10069-cattle-futures-extend-rally-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-08-27 | [Hog, cattle futures sharply higher on news of trade deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63477-hog-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-on-news-of-trade-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | +4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-11 | [CME cattle futures firm; hog futures ease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38814-cme-cattle-futures-firm-hog-futures-ease-the-beef-site.md) | -1.6% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-shrug-off-china-tariff-news/

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