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Reuters explained that four companies slaughtered about 85% of US grain-fattened cattle in 2018, and that lawmakers are seeking more oversight of the beef sector. Officials are pushing for more processing capacity, and ranchers are opening new slaughterhouses after the pandemic plant shutdowns.
Concentration and the push for new packing capacity bear on the fed cattle price and packer margins, which in turn shape feeder cattle demand, though this is background rather than a new price shock.
reuters.comJun 17, 2021After 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.
