# Beef, pork, poultry markets face new challenges: analyst

> Stephens Inc. analyst Ben Bienvenu says last week's fire at a Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas, could weigh on beef markets given the plant's size. He also cites ASF pressure on Asian hog supply, a weaker US hog processing margin, and ICE raids that disrupted seven chicken facilities.

- Date: 2019-08-19 · published 2019-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57716-beef-pork-poultry-markets-face-new-challenges-analyst
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced beef slaughter capacity and weaker hog margins can shift demand for feed and livestock pricing, though higher packer margins may offset part of the impact.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [Beef Market Update: Tyson plant fires still playing a role in cash market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10906-beef-market-update-tyson-plant-fires-still-playing-a-role-in-cash-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-13 | [Tyson fire disrupts markets, supply chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7606-tyson-fire-disrupts-markets-supply-chain.md) | -4.8% | -9.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-28 | [USDA to probe beef market after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10900-usda-to-probe-beef-market-after-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire.md) | -3.3% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-22 | [Reduced production affects cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53775-reduced-production-affects-cattle-markets.md) | -6.1% | +8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [Markets slow to recover from post-fire crash \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10035-markets-slow-to-recover-from-post-fire-crash-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-30 | [China's farmers face more pain as power crunch drives up feed costs \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45065-china-s-farmers-face-more-pain-as-power-crunch-drives-up-feed-costs-financial.md) | -0.5% | -16.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28833-grain-farmers-and-pork-producers-bearing-the-brunt-of-rail-stoppage-the-globe.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-11 | [Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35056-pork-sector-calls-for-essential-service-status-amid-b-c-port-strike-agcanada.md) | +3.3% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/beef-pork-poultry-markets-face-new-challenges-analyst/

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