# Supply and demand challenges continue for beef industry | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State economist Derrell Peel says beef supply pressures are building, with production up 3.6 percent so far this year on larger slaughter and heavier carcasses. He warns that a potential trade war could hurt beef exports and indirectly reduce pork exports and raise competing meat supplies.

- Date: 2018-06-27 · published 2018-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64470-supply-and-demand-challenges-continue-for-beef-industry-oklahoma-state
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising beef output combined with trade-war risk to export demand is bearish for cattle and beef prices in the second half of the year, and it can shift demand toward chicken and pork.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-15 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| May 6, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30192-cow-calf-corner-may-6-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-20 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| June 19, 2023 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35438-cow-calf-corner-june-19-2023-oklahoma-state-university.md) | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-12 | [No Imports or Exports Would Result in a Smaller U.S. Beef Cattle Industry - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39089-no-imports-or-exports-would-result-in-a-smaller-u-s-beef-cattle-industry.md) | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-13 | [August cattle export figures reflect Indonesian feedlot challenges - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39531-august-cattle-export-figures-reflect-indonesian-feedlot-challenges-beef-central.md) | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Cattle futures extend slide as beef supply outlook shifts - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8356-cattle-futures-extend-slide-as-beef-supply-outlook-shifts-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-15 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| May 6, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30192-cow-calf-corner-may-6-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +2.3% | +5.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-06-20 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| June 17, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29681-cow-calf-corner-june-17-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-10-12 | [No Imports or Exports Would Result in a Smaller U.S. Beef Cattle Industry - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39089-no-imports-or-exports-would-result-in-a-smaller-u-s-beef-cattle-industry.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- news.okstate.edu: https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2018/stotts_beef-supply-demand-challenges

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