# Rabobank: Processing labor pains to hit livestock producers hard

> Rabobank analysts predict that a bottleneck in meat processing, driven by labor shortages, will push livestock prices lower. The Feedstuffs report was published July 31, 2018.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64161-rabobank-processing-labor-pains-to-hit-livestock-producers-hard
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Processing constraints cap packer throughput, which can depress live cattle and hog prices while holding up supply on farms.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-22 | [Cattle futures fall amid placement, processing concerns \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5387-cattle-futures-fall-amid-placement-processing-concerns-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-15 | [Bottleneck in beef industry pushes producers into making key decisions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53300-bottleneck-in-beef-industry-pushes-producers-into-making-key-decisions.md) | +6.2% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [Markets slow to recover from post-fire crash \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10035-markets-slow-to-recover-from-post-fire-crash-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Kansas Tyson plant in flames \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10654-kansas-tyson-plant-in-flames-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [LIVESTOCK-CME Cattle Futures Decline as USDA Launches Probe into Beef Market \| Advanced Economic Solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10032-livestock-cme-cattle-futures-decline-as-usda-launches-probe-into-beef-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28833-grain-farmers-and-pork-producers-bearing-the-brunt-of-rail-stoppage-the-globe.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-13 | [How to adjust hog rations for today's needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53475-how-to-adjust-hog-rations-for-today-s-needs.md) | -9.1% | -26.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-30 | [China's farmers face more pain as power crunch drives up feed costs \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45065-china-s-farmers-face-more-pain-as-power-crunch-drives-up-feed-costs-financial.md) | -0.5% | -16.4% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/rabobank-processing-labor-pains-to-hit-livestock-producers-hard

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