# Global markets affect cattle prices; PLUS: Beware blue-green algae

> Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State said the first half of 2018 was strong for U.S. beef, but second-half demand could weaken as retaliatory tariffs hit exports. He said tariffs on other meats, especially pork, would push more total meat into the domestic market. The article also covered natural disaster preparedness for livestock.

- Date: 2018-07-09 · published 2018-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64171-global-markets-affect-cattle-prices-plus-beware-blue-green-algae
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff-driven export losses shift meat into the domestic market, which pressures cattle and hog prices in the second half of the year.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-03 | [Cattle markets react to proposed tariff changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7813-cattle-markets-react-to-proposed-tariff-changes.md) | -4.7% | -10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Softness persists in US cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6867-softness-persists-in-us-cattle-markets.md) | -3.1% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-03 | [Beefed-up tariffs leave global protein markets in a stew](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25246-beefed-up-tariffs-leave-global-protein-markets-in-a-stew.md) | -2.0% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-26 | [Beef Market Update: Volatility in U.S. cattle markets contrasts gains in Canadian fat cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30683-beef-market-update-volatility-in-u-s-cattle-markets-contrasts-gains-in-canadian.md) | -1.6% | +1.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-03 | [Beefed-up tariffs leave global protein markets in a stew](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25246-beefed-up-tariffs-leave-global-protein-markets-in-a-stew.md) | -0.5% | +3.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-15 | [Genesus Global Market Report: USA, April 2018
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65665-genesus-global-market-report-usa-april-2018-the-pig-site.md) | +18.5% | +19.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-31 | [Tariffs and the Cattle Inventory Report Create Volatility in the Livestock Markets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8611-tariffs-and-the-cattle-inventory-report-create-volatility-in-the-livestock.md) | +2.3% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-pricing/5-trending-headlines-global-markets-affect-cattle-prices-plus-beware-blue-green-algae

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