# Export concerns pressure cattle futures - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower as a sell-off continued, with worries about lower pork exports weighing on the complex. Feeder contracts recovered slightly from Monday's large losses, and drought has forced some producers to sell inventories early.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64640-export-concerns-pressure-cattle-futures-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker pork export prospects could shift domestic protein demand toward beef, a risk to pricing, but the mixed feeder move keeps the signal modest. Drought-driven early selling adds near-term supply that pressures cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/export-concerns-pressure-cattle-futures/

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