# Does beef demand impact you?

> A BEEF Magazine column argues that strong domestic and export beef demand lifts cattle prices, citing research estimating a 1% rise in domestic demand lifts fed cattle prices 2.3%. It also notes packer margins have been unusually strong this year.

- Date: 2018-09-20 · published 2018-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63171-does-beef-demand-impact-you
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Robust beef demand supports fed and feeder cattle values, sustaining high prices for cattle-based feed buyers, though the piece is analysis rather than new news.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/does-beef-demand-impact-you-

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