# Demand for Fed Cattle Remains Strong | Red River Farm Network

> NDSU economist Tim Petry says corn price volatility will affect feeder cattle prices and that a possible 3-million-acre increase in corn plantings could produce a record crop. The U.S. cowherd has grown to nearly four million head over four years, and fed cattle are about $7 higher than a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-04-20 · published 2019-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5960-demand-for-fed-cattle-remains-strong-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A large corn crop would lower feed costs for cattle feeders, while the expanding cowherd and firm demand keep beef and cattle prices supported.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2019/04/20/demand-for-fed-cattle-remains-strong/

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