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The Beef Checkoff explainer says US beef imports are mainly lean trim, over 90% lean, needed to make ground beef alongside domestic fat trimmings. It states imports contribute roughly 9.3% of total US beef supply.
Lean trim import demand supports the value of imported beef and the domestic fed-cattle byproduct mix. This is background education with no new supply or price shock.
beefboard.orgswansonrussellNov 1, 2022After 65 past neutral trade events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -0.5% to +1.4%), and +2.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
