# Beef Checkoff: Does it affect demand and price?

> An industry commentary argues that the Beef Checkoff has helped drive beef demand, citing 2019 commercial beef production of 27.2 billion pounds and an average fed price of $117 per cwt. A recent court ruling allowed 15 state beef councils to keep operating.

- Date: 2020-02-06 · published 2020-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54717-beef-checkoff-does-it-affect-demand-and-price
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is analytical commentary on demand drivers rather than a new supply or demand shock, so it has little direct price impact on feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/beef-checkoff-does-it-affect-demand-and-price-

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