# Higher revenues and falling feed prices boost producer optimism | The National Provisioner

> CoBank's year-ahead outlook says US trade policy uncertainty has eased, with the effective tariff rate around 17% and actual average import tax near 10%. It expects animal protein demand to stay strong in 2026 despite higher meat and poultry prices, and it notes falling feed prices boosting producer optimism.

- Date: 2025-12-16 · published 2025-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21623-higher-revenues-and-falling-feed-prices-boost-producer-optimism-the-national
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong protein demand and lower feed costs support livestock margins and herd retention, but lower feed prices reduce feed-grain demand support.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-06 | [Higher calf prices may be on the horizon for 2020 \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55696-higher-calf-prices-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-2020-thefencepost-com.md) | +0.5% | +5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-28 | [Cattle prices expected to remain high in 2025 and 2026 - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26182-cattle-prices-expected-to-remain-high-in-2025-and-2026-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.3% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-30 | [Higher Cattle Prices Good, But Wide Profit Margins Are Better - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6725-higher-cattle-prices-good-but-wide-profit-margins-are-better-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.2% | -3.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-09 | [Tyson to hike retail food prices in September, citing “unprecedented” inflation - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9825-tyson-to-hike-retail-food-prices-in-september-citing-unprecedented-inflation.md) | -0.0% | -13.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-12 | [Rabobank reviews current global meat price situation - poultrytimes.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29397-rabobank-reviews-current-global-meat-price-situation-poultrytimes-com.md) | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-26 | [Pork Producer Margins This Year Could Rival 2021, CoBank Says - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41998-pork-producer-margins-this-year-could-rival-2021-cobank-says-pork-business.md) | -4.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- provisioneronline.com: https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/119872-higher-revenues-and-falling-feed-prices-boost-producer-optimism

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