# Beef packing finds balance

> An analysis of US beef packing capacity shows large plants' share of federally inspected slaughter is roughly unchanged since 1999. Packing plant closures and rising cattle inventories have brought capacity into better balance with supply.

- Date: 2019-06-06 · published 2019-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58704-beef-packing-finds-balance
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Structural packing trends do not shift near-term feed demand or prices, so the impact on feed markets is minimal.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/beef-packing-finds-balance

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