# Strong demand, leverage shift adds optimism for year ahead | TSLN.com

> CattleFax outlook at the San Antonio convention expects a plateauing US cattle herd and strong beef demand to support prices in 2020. Weather is seen as supportive, with a shift toward La Niña conditions, and corn plantings are forecast to rise to 94 million acres.

- Date: 2020-02-06 · published 2020-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54715-strong-demand-leverage-shift-adds-optimism-for-year-ahead-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A flat cattle supply and strong demand support higher cattle prices, while forecast larger corn acreage and a La Niña pattern point to lower feed costs for feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-31 | [Markets Expected to Continue Strong; Leverage Shift on the Horizon - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61021-markets-expected-to-continue-strong-leverage-shift-on-the-horizon-southeast.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-06 | [CattleFax Forecasts Continued Strong Demand and High Price Outlook for Cattle Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26180-cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-and-high-price-outlook-for-cattle.md) | -1.7% | -4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-05 | [CattleFax Outlook Signals Cattle Cycle Turning as Strong Demand Meets Tight Supplies in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20722-cattlefax-outlook-signals-cattle-cycle-turning-as-strong-demand-meets-tight.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-30 | [Third La Nina Year Influenced Lower Production, Forage Shortages and Higher Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38160-third-la-nina-year-influenced-lower-production-forage-shortages-and-higher.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-30 | [La Nina Remained in Control for Crop Year, Became Most Influential 2022 Ag Story](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13312-la-nina-remained-in-control-for-crop-year-became-most-influential-2022-ag-story.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [Strong El Niño this year appears unlikely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59007-strong-el-nino-this-year-appears-unlikely.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-09 | [Drought drives big drop in wheat and oat forecast amid long-term shift to corn and soybeans — Spot On South Dakota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34647-drought-drives-big-drop-in-wheat-and-oat-forecast-amid-long-term-shift-to-corn.md) | -3.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-01 | [Diminished Optimism in the Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59631-diminished-optimism-in-the-corn-belt-proag.md) | +0.2% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/strong-demand-leverage-shift-adds-optimism-for-year-ahead/

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