# Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME cattle futures rebounded Thursday after earlier losses tied to USDA's announcement lifting the ban on Mexican cattle imports. Traders concluded imports would take time to arrive, and a firmer cash trade supported futures. Lean hogs fell to their lowest since July 14 on weaker demand.

- Date: 2026-07-31 · published 2026-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening to Mexican feeders adds future supply, but the gradual pace limits near-term pressure, so nearby feeder and live cattle prices find support. Weaker hog prices reduce demand for feed in the hog sector.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.0% | -0.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-05 | [Cattle futures rally on first US screwworm detection - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12089-cattle-futures-rally-on-first-us-screwworm-detection-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.5% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-01 | [LIVESTOCK-Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5411-livestock-bird-flu-testing-of-us-ground-beef-sinks-cme-cattle-futures.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-25 | [CME update: lean hog futures slip as backups persist at slaughter facilities
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53266-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-slip-as-backups-persist-at-slaughter-facilities-the.md) | -6.8% | -21.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-04 | [CME update: cattle futures slip despite solid domestic demand
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48769-cme-update-cattle-futures-slip-despite-solid-domestic-demand-the-beef-site.md) | +0.7% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-24 | [APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world.md) | +2.6% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | +2.2% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme
- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme

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