# Weekly beef and dairy digest: cattle herds increase across the globe
						 | The Cattle Site

> USDA forecasts Argentine beef exports in 2021 at 770,000 tonnes carcass weight, 50,000 tonnes below 2020, as slaughter falls on negative margins. Australia's herd is reportedly entering a rebuilding phase after drought, and cattle herds are growing in Latin America and China.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48054-weekly-beef-and-dairy-digest-cattle-herds-increase-across-the-globe-the-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Argentine export supply and Australian herd rebuilding keep beef supplies constrained, supporting cattle prices, while high corn costs squeeze feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-22 | [US beef cow herd declines
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42850-us-beef-cow-herd-declines-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-12 | [2020: Strong beef demand across the globe to continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55552-2020-strong-beef-demand-across-the-globe-to-continue.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-19 | [Cattle and beef: Where to from here?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55547-cattle-and-beef-where-to-from-here.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [US cattle futures rise on record-low herd, tight supply - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23895-us-cattle-futures-rise-on-record-low-herd-tight-supply-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43995-beefwatch-canadian-cattle-herd-increases-strong-beef-demand-seen-from-consumers.md) | +2.0% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2018-03-01 | [Dairy, Cereals Push Food Prices Up in February
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10924-dairy-cereals-push-food-prices-up-in-february-the-beef-site.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-26 | [Ethanol production soars thanks to increased exports and margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64023-ethanol-production-soars-thanks-to-increased-exports-and-margins-the-daily.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-07 | [USDA sees FY 2022 ethanol exports jumping on increased Brazil and UK demand  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45061-usda-sees-fy-2022-ethanol-exports-jumping-on-increased-brazil-and-uk-demand-the.md) | -4.1% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/56637/weekly-beef-and-dairy-digest-cattle-herds-increase-across-the-globe

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