# Global uncertainties affect beef production

> Brett Stuart of Global AgriTrends says inflation, input costs, weather and disease are shaping global beef production. He notes that US beef prices are up 26% since 2020 and that US beef output in 2023 will be the lowest in 44 years.

- Date: 2023-01-05 · published 2023-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37727-global-uncertainties-affect-beef-production
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking beef output and higher input costs keep red meat prices elevated, which can shift demand toward cheaper proteins and affect feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-16 | [Higher revenues and falling feed prices boost producer optimism \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21623-higher-revenues-and-falling-feed-prices-boost-producer-optimism-the-national.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-01-31 | [Will Volatility and Uncertainty Delay the Next Cattle Cycle? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37931-will-volatility-and-uncertainty-delay-the-next-cattle-cycle-drovers.md) | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-01 | [Cattle Economics: Cattle Prices and Rockets \| UT Beef & Forage Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38361-cattle-economics-cattle-prices-and-rockets-ut-beef-and-forage-center.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-22 | [Turning the Page on a Year of Transition \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43743-turning-the-page-on-a-year-of-transition-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-management/global-uncertainties-affect-beef-production

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