# Marketing economist looks for higher cattle prices in 2022

> Analysts across the US cattle industry expect a long-awaited bull market in 2022 as prices turned higher in late 2021. Demand for beef was strong throughout 2021, and declining cattle numbers are cited as the main factor supporting improved prices.

- Date: 2021-12-21 · published 2021-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43735-marketing-economist-looks-for-higher-cattle-prices-in-2022
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of falling cattle inventories and steady beef demand support higher fed and feeder cattle prices into 2022.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/farmandranchguide/news/livestock/marketing-economist-looks-for-higher-cattle-prices-in-2022/article_4acab64e-4bca-11ec-ae71-eb0a1cb168ab.html

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