# Cattle sellers may throw in the towel

> Persistent low cattle prices are wearing on producers and lenders, and the author suggests some capitulation selling may be occurring. Hedging by short positions is described as increasing risk of loss given the long downtrend.

- Date: 2016-06-21 · published 2016-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9296-cattle-sellers-may-throw-in-the-towel
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Prolonged price weakness and producer financial stress could lead to herd liquidation, with cattle prices staying under pressure in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cattle-news/cattle-sellers-may-throw-in-the-towel

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