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A Kansas City Fed analysis describes how COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants from April to June closed or slowed many beef and pork facilities, cutting meat output. The disruptions created oversupply for livestock producers and higher retail prices, and shifts from foodservice to retail created logistical strain.
Lingering processing capacity shortfalls and shifting demand channels keep the spread between live cattle and wholesale beef volatile, affecting cattle and hog margins.
kansascityfed.orgCortney CowleyJul 31, 2020After 37 past bearish macro events, Live Cattle moved a median -1.1% over 5 sessions (30% higher; middle half -4.3% to +0.4%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 17 past bearish macro events, Lean Hogs moved a median -1.0% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -2.5% to +0.8%), and -1.6% 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.
