# Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, August 31, 2020 | American Cattle Markets

> Taiwan will ease restrictions on US pork containing ractopamine and on US beef from animals older than 30 months, as a trade step toward Washington. USDA data show China booked a record weekly US beef purchase of 3,315 metric tons for the week of August 16, plus 747,000 metric tons of US corn.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51578-current-cattle-markets-daily-headlines-for-monday-august-31-2020-american
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded export access and record Chinese purchases of US beef, pork and corn support domestic US prices. Taiwan's easing adds to demand for US red meat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

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| LCATTLE | 2022-09-12 | [Cattle Imports and Exports in North America with Derrell Peel - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39525-cattle-imports-and-exports-in-north-america-with-derrell-peel-oklahoma-farm.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-06 | [Outlook for livestock markets improved for 2020 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55237-outlook-for-livestock-markets-improved-for-2020-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-10 | [Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55723-strong-foreign-demand-boosts-north-american-hog-markets-grainews.md) | +8.8% | +8.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-06 | [Outlook for livestock markets improved for 2020 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55237-outlook-for-livestock-markets-improved-for-2020-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -1.2% | -7.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-04-07 | [Lean hogs gain as African Swine Flu worries open up export markets \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47755-lean-hogs-gain-as-african-swine-flu-worries-open-up-export-markets-financial.md) | +2.5% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- fair-cattle-markets.com: https://fair-cattle-markets.com/news/daily-headlines/current-cattle-markets-daily-headlines-for-monday-august-31-2020/

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