# ‘Significant’ market impacts expected after Tyson fire

> Oklahoma State extension specialist Derrell Peel said feeder and fed cattle markets were in a summer lull ahead of Labor Day. He expects pronounced initial reactions to the Tyson plant fire in Kansas, which lost about 4-5% of U.S. slaughter capacity. Steiner Consulting Group noted that less beef will be available in the short term.

- Date: 2019-08-15 · published 2019-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7607-significant-market-impacts-expected-after-tyson-fire
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced slaughter capacity will tighten boxed beef supply and shift cattle flows to other plants. This points to lower cash and feeder cattle prices until capacity is restored.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-15 | 5 | -4.4% | -3.7 | Analysts expected pronounced initial market reactions to the fire, which took out 4-5% of slaughter capacity during a summer lull, reinforcing the sentiment-driven decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.6% | -4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-28 | [USDA to probe beef market after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10900-usda-to-probe-beef-market-after-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire.md) | -3.3% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-13 | [Tyson fire disrupts markets, supply chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7606-tyson-fire-disrupts-markets-supply-chain.md) | -4.8% | -9.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [Beef Market Update: Tyson plant fires still playing a role in cash market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10906-beef-market-update-tyson-plant-fires-still-playing-a-role-in-cash-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-13 | [Cattle futures sink to multiyear lows as Tyson plant fire hangs over market \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7604-cattle-futures-sink-to-multiyear-lows-as-tyson-plant-fire-hangs-over-market.md) | -4.8% | -9.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-28 | [USDA to probe beef market after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10900-usda-to-probe-beef-market-after-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire.md) | -2.2% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-13 | [Tyson fire disrupts markets, supply chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7606-tyson-fire-disrupts-markets-supply-chain.md) | +0.9% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/-significant-market-impacts-expected-after-tyson-fire

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