# CME update: cattle futures slip despite solid domestic demand
						 | The Beef Site

> US live and feeder cattle futures settled lower on February 3, with April live cattle down slightly. Traders are watching hopes for increased Chinese meat demand, while analysts flagged a resurgence of African swine fever in China.

- Date: 2021-02-04 · published 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48769-cme-update-cattle-futures-slip-despite-solid-domestic-demand-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed African swine fever in China could raise import demand for meat, but the risk is still largely speculative and the immediate price move is small.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Quarantine Quandary, Update on the Texas Cattle Fever Ticks - Department of Animal Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64465-quarantine-quandary-update-on-the-texas-cattle-fever-ticks-department-of-animal.md) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-26 | [COVID-19 Cattle Producer Impacts - An Update \| UC Livestock Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51576-covid-19-cattle-producer-impacts-an-update-uc-livestock-economics.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-24 | [APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world.md) | -0.8% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Quarantine Quandary, Update on the Texas Cattle Fever Ticks - Department of Animal Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64465-quarantine-quandary-update-on-the-texas-cattle-fever-ticks-department-of-animal.md) | -1.6% | +4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-26 | [COVID-19 Cattle Producer Impacts - An Update \| UC Livestock Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51576-covid-19-cattle-producer-impacts-an-update-uc-livestock-economics.md) | -1.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/56497/cme-update-cattle-futures-slip-despite-solid-domestic-demand

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