# Kay’s Korner: Industry looks to grilling season | Western Livestock Journal

> Industry expects grilling season demand to partly offset pandemic losses in beef and pork. Live and feeder cattle futures fell 20-22% from February 21 to March 16, pushing cash prices 11% lower. Packer margins rose to record highs.

- Date: 2020-04-01 · published 2020-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6291-kay-s-korner-industry-looks-to-grilling-season-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cattle prices reduce feedlot margins and feed demand, while beef and pork demand depends on whether the seasonal grilling boost offsets recession losses.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-31 | [Cattle market responses to recent market turmoil \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6289-cattle-market-responses-to-recent-market-turmoil-western-livestock-journal.md) | -11.3% | -16.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-31 | [Cattle markets slide on coronavirus fears \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6702-cattle-markets-slide-on-coronavirus-fears-western-livestock-journal.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-02 | [Mixed macroeconomic signals shake cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11969-mixed-macroeconomic-signals-shake-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.6% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Coronavirus damage to cattle industry could be $7 billion to $9 billion already - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6293-coronavirus-damage-to-cattle-industry-could-be-7-billion-to-9-billion-already.md) | +2.1% | -11.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-22 | [Beef exports key to market improvement – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71630-beef-exports-key-to-market-improvement-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | +4.5% | +1.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-10 | [Porkonomics: An Economic Outlook for the Pork Industry - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35181-porkonomics-an-economic-outlook-for-the-pork-industry-pork-checkoff.md) | +2.7% | +3.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-08 | [Analyst: Beef will lead the protein pack in 2019 \| 2019-03-08  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60235-analyst-beef-will-lead-the-protein-pack-in-2019-2019-03-08-meat-poultry.md) | +9.2% | +36.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-27 | [Rabobank: Meat markets ‘tested’ in Q4 \| 2020-10-27  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50591-rabobank-meat-markets-tested-in-q4-2020-10-27-meat-poultry.md) | -4.0% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/kays-korner-industry-looks-to-grilling-season/

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