REPORTER: Lackluster Cattle Slaughter and Tight Supplies Help Lift Boxed Beef Prices
This article was originally featured in the Fall 2021 Edition of Urner Barry's Reporter magazine.
For those monitoring cattle slaughter levels, there is a common takeaway that processing capacity has not yet recovered to prepandemic levels. Production and distribution challenges due to ongoing labor shortages may continue to impact chain speeds for months to come.
Inadequate slaughter levels for the current level of demand are helping fuel a renewed rally in boxed beef prices. Following a demand-driven...
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