# Global beef appears strong in Q2

> Rabobank's Beef Quarterly says the global beef outlook is strong on favorable prices and higher consumption and production in Q2. It flags US drought stress affecting 70% of beef cows and tighter fed cattle supplies through Q4.

- Date: 2018-05-24 · published 2018-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64989-global-beef-appears-strong-in-q2
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

US drought reducing grazing and fed cattle supply supports cattle prices, while strong global beef demand supports the broader protein complex.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-24 | 1 | +6.3% | 5.8 | Rabobank's May 24 outlook flagged drought stress on 70% of beef cows and tighter fed cattle supplies through Q4, a bullish supply signal released on the move date. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-12 | [2020: Strong beef demand across the globe to continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55552-2020-strong-beef-demand-across-the-globe-to-continue.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-15 | [Strong beef prices fueling rise in grocery costs \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23707-strong-beef-prices-fueling-rise-in-grocery-costs-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.5% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-02 | [Beef market update: Effects of the contracting herd in the US are felt globally \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28718-beef-market-update-effects-of-the-contracting-herd-in-the-us-are-felt-globally.md) | -0.9% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43995-beefwatch-canadian-cattle-herd-increases-strong-beef-demand-seen-from-consumers.md) | +2.0% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-08-02 | [Beef market update: Effects of the contracting herd in the US are felt globally \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28718-beef-market-update-effects-of-the-contracting-herd-in-the-us-are-felt-globally.md) | -4.3% | -3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43995-beefwatch-canadian-cattle-herd-increases-strong-beef-demand-seen-from-consumers.md) | +5.6% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/19530-global-beef-appears-strong-in-q2

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