# Too Little, Too Late | Red River Farm Network

> Red River Farm Network reports tighter supplies across beef, pork and poultry, citing a recent US atypical BSE case, African swine fever in China and highly pathogenic avian influenza. An American Farm Bureau economist says market prices are improving but high input costs are squeezing producers. The piece frames current livestock prices as too little, too late for many producers.

- Date: 2023-05-27 · published 2023-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36080-too-little-too-late-red-river-farm-network
- 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

Tighter meat supplies from disease pressure support livestock and poultry prices. Higher meat prices could support demand for feed, but high input costs still limit producer margins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-11 | [CME live cattle touch contract highs, feeder cattle climb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23891-cme-live-cattle-touch-contract-highs-feeder-cattle-climb.md) | +2.7% | +7.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-09 | [Texas screwworm case drives cattle rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18947-texas-screwworm-case-drives-cattle-rally.md) | +0.7% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US finds first screwworm livestock case since 1976 \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31163-us-finds-first-screwworm-livestock-case-since-1976-latest-market-news.md) | -1.8% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: US not ready to lift Mexican cattle ban over screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21898-exclusive-us-not-ready-to-lift-mexican-cattle-ban-over-screwworm-agriculture.md) | -1.3% | -7.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-15 | [UPDATE 1-China's Pig Farms Battle New Surge in African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36847-update-1-china-s-pig-farms-battle-new-surge-in-african-swine-fever.md) | -6.0% | -11.7% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-17 | [China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Pork Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36846-china-s-latest-battle-with-african-swine-fever-to-push-up-pork-prices-bloomberg.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-13 | [China pork prices soar as herds hit by fever, farm closures \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57088-china-pork-prices-soar-as-herds-hit-by-fever-farm-closures-ap-news.md) | -2.4% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2023/05/27/too-little-too-late-2/

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