# Sask. cattle producers call for meat pricing investigation, transparency

> 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.

- Date: 2022-07-12 · published 2022-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40439-sask-cattle-producers-call-for-meat-pricing-investigation-transparency
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-25 | [Cattle prices investigated - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48256-cattle-prices-investigated-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-06 | [Price Margins Don’t Add Up in Favor of Producers \| Calf News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45711-price-margins-don-t-add-up-in-favor-of-producers-calf-news.md) | +1.1% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-05 | [Report: 4 major meatpackers subpoenaed in DOJ antitrust investigation \| Food Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52743-report-4-major-meatpackers-subpoenaed-in-doj-antitrust-investigation-food-dive.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-04 | [Cattle transportation in NAFTA times \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64471-cattle-transportation-in-nafta-times-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-06-28 | [Cattle Producers and Lawmakers Delve Into Problems With Markets and Packers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46712-cattle-producers-and-lawmakers-delve-into-problems-with-markets-and-packers.md) | +0.7% | -0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-06 | [Price Margins Don’t Add Up in Favor of Producers \| Calf News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45711-price-margins-don-t-add-up-in-favor-of-producers-calf-news.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-06-05 | [Report: 4 major meatpackers subpoenaed in DOJ antitrust investigation \| Food Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52743-report-4-major-meatpackers-subpoenaed-in-doj-antitrust-investigation-food-dive.md) | -1.9% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-04 | [Cattle transportation in NAFTA times \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64471-cattle-transportation-in-nafta-times-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.6% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-cattle-producers-beef-pricing-investigation-1.6517115

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