# Global cattle prices soar | Farm Online | ACT

> Rabobank's seven-nation cattle price index shows finished cattle prices rose across most regions through March and April. Tight supply and strong animal protein demand, including China's needs amid African swine fever, pushed cattle and beef prices to records. Rabobank expects a lasting step-up in the price baseline.

- Date: 2021-06-01 · published 2021-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46527-global-cattle-prices-soar-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight global cattle supply and rising protein demand support feeder and fed cattle values, which raises feed-lot input costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/7277702/global-cattle-prices-soar/

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