# Long-term outlook for 2019: The pipeline is full, be ready for anything - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> An industry outlook says US fed cattle marketings are up about 3 million head compared with 2015, with feedyards and packing plants running at high capacity. The herd is also up about 3 million head, and the cycle is growing more slowly and steadily. Analysts expect narrower price spreads between cattle classes.

- Date: 2019-02-16 · published 2019-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60728-long-term-outlook-for-2019-the-pipeline-is-full-be-ready-for-anything
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A fuller cattle pipeline means ample supply and continued cyclical price risk for cow-calf and stocker producers until production peaks later in the decade.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/52688-long-term-outlook-for-2019-the-pipeline-is-full-be-ready-for-anything

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