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Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is calling for federal and provincial investigation into beef pricing, arguing packers and retailers limit supply to lift prices while farm-gate returns lag. The association wants transparency on where profits are made in the supply chain.
The push for scrutiny reflects a wide gap between retail and farm-gate beef prices, but it does not itself change cattle supply or feed demand in the near term.
cbc.caKendall LatimerJul 12, 2022After 102 past neutral policy events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.6% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -0.7% to +1.2%), and +1.3% over 20.
After 28 past neutral policy events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.8%), and +0.8% 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.
