# Beef processing backup leads to opportunity - Brownfield Ag News

> A University of Missouri Extension specialist says COVID-19 processing backlogs have raised demand for lean trimmings from cull cows, which are being sold as hamburger. He advises producers to cull early before cattle prices fall.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51232-beef-processing-backup-leads-to-opportunity-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger cull cow and lean trim demand supports cattle prices in the near term, but the effect on feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/beef-processing-backup-leads-to-opportunity/

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