# Follow the cow: A look at Canada's beef supply chain (Part 1) | FCC

> A feature on Canada's beef supply chain follows a Saskatchewan ranch that markets cattle to Cargill plants in Alberta. It notes that in 2017, 61% of beef produced in Canada stayed in Canada, and that producers are influenced by U.S.-Canada trade patterns under NAFTA renegotiation.

- Date: 2019-02-20 · published 2019-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60545-follow-the-cow-a-look-at-canada-s-beef-supply-chain-part-1-fcc
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is background on cross-border beef trade and does not signal a new supply or price shift. Any NAFTA-related changes could affect Canadian cattle flows, but no immediate price move is indicated.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-15 | [The road from Mandalay: Myanmar's rise as key Chinese cattle supplier - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53085-the-road-from-mandalay-myanmar-s-rise-as-key-chinese-cattle-supplier-beef.md) | +6.2% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-24 | [NAFTA: Where's the Beef?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69920-nafta-where-s-the-beef.md) | -1.6% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-22 | [What can Australia expect, following’s Brazil’s beef access breakthrough with Indonesia? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57531-what-can-australia-expect-following-s-brazil-s-beef-access-breakthrough-with.md) | +1.4% | -4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-14 | [Beef outlook 2019: Making sense of trade wars, tariffs, global demand & supply - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61522-beef-outlook-2019-making-sense-of-trade-wars-tariffs-global-demand-and-supply.md) | +0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- fcc-fac.ca: https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/knowledge/economics/follow-the-cow-part-1

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