# Beef and Egg Supply Constraints Forecast to Continue in 2025 – The Van Trump Report

> USDA's Agricultural Outlook for Livestock and Poultry projects continued cattle herd contraction in 2025, with the national herd ending 2024 at 86.7 million head and the beef cow herd at its lowest since 1961. The report also says poultry, especially egg producers, continue to struggle with bird flu. It expects lower feed prices to continue the trend that began in 2023.

- Date: 2025-03-06 · published 2025-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25524-beef-and-egg-supply-constraints-forecast-to-continue-in-2025-the-van-trump
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Herd contraction supports cattle prices, while falling feed costs ease margins for livestock feeders. Lower expected feed prices point to weaker demand for feed grains like corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-12 | [2020: Strong beef demand across the globe to continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55552-2020-strong-beef-demand-across-the-globe-to-continue.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-01 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41547-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year.md) | +0.9% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-24 | [Rabobank Report: Beef and cattle demand begins the year historically strong, supply pressures remain prevalent - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30680-rabobank-report-beef-and-cattle-demand-begins-the-year-historically-strong.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-26 | [New Cattle Feedlot Report Points to Shrinking Beef Cattle Herd - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44700-new-cattle-feedlot-report-points-to-shrinking-beef-cattle-herd-ag-information.md) | +2.3% | +7.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-15 | [USDA-FAS Report: China's Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68445-usda-fas-report-china-s-meat-and-poultry-import-forecast-2018-farm-policy-news.md) | +0.2% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2021-12-13 | [USDA experts raised their forecast for Black Sea grain crop and exports 13.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14520-usda-experts-raised-their-forecast-for-black-sea-grain-crop-and-exports-13-12.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-12 | [U.S. corn ending stocks top forecasts in WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46002-u-s-corn-ending-stocks-top-forecasts-in-wasde-report.md) | -6.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [SovEcon: Russian and global grain market news – February 28, 2025 - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26075-sovecon-russian-and-global-grain-market-news-february-28-2025-the-sizov-report.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- vantrumpreport.com: https://www.vantrumpreport.com/2025/03/06/beef-and-egg-supply-constraints-forecast-to-continue-in-2025/

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