USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue directed the Packers and Stockyards Division to investigate beef pricing margins after the Holcomb, Kansas plant fire. The probe checks for price manipulation, collusion or unfair practices amid a sharp drop in fed cattle prices and a rise in boxed beef values.
A federal investigation into packer margins creates uncertainty for packers and can pressure fed cattle bids while the probe is open.
在过去 30 次看跌的政策事件之后,活牛 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -0.8%(43% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -2.0% 至 +1.1%),20 个交易日内为 +0.9%。
在过去 24 次看跌的政策事件之后,架子牛 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.3%(54% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -3.3% 至 +1.2%),20 个交易日内为 +0.5%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
On Aug 29 USDA ordered a probe of packer margins amid panic selling of cattle, which added to sentiment-driven selling pressure on feeder futures on the day of the drop.