# Cattle Complex Overwhelmed by Tariff Announcements, News About Mexican Cattle Imports

> Cattle futures fell sharply on Monday after new US tariff announcements and news about Mexican cattle imports. The January cattle inventory report had shown continued declines in beef cows and replacement heifers.

- Date: 2025-02-03 · published 2025-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12744-cattle-complex-overwhelmed-by-tariff-announcements-news-about-mexican-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tariffs threaten beef exports and the reopening of Mexican feeder cattle imports adds supply, both of which pressure cattle prices despite tight US herd numbers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. reopens Mexican cattle imports as Tyson, JBS surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18301-u-s-reopens-mexican-cattle-imports-as-tyson-jbs-surge.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten \| TPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18295-u-s-to-resume-limited-mexican-cattle-imports-as-beef-supplies-tighten-tpr.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-03 | [Civic Ledger - U.S. to Resume Mexican Cattle Imports in August After Year-Long Screwworm Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68407-civic-ledger-u-s-to-resume-mexican-cattle-imports-in-august-after-year-long.md) | +2.3% | +9.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -3.1% | -7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | +1.9% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. reopens Mexican cattle imports as Tyson, JBS surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18301-u-s-reopens-mexican-cattle-imports-as-tyson-jbs-surge.md) | +0.8% | -3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten \| TPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18295-u-s-to-resume-limited-mexican-cattle-imports-as-beef-supplies-tighten-tpr.md) | +0.8% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2025/02/03/cattle-complex-overwhelmed-tariff

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