# Mexico seeks to offset screwworm impact by increasing US beef exports

> Mexico's meat industry group aims to double beef exports to the US next year, after exports rose about 23% in the first four months of 2026. The US border has been closed to Mexican livestock for about a year because of a screwworm outbreak. Fresh meat makes up most of the exports.

- Date: 2026-05-19 · published 2026-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19200-mexico-seeks-to-offset-screwworm-impact-by-increasing-us-beef-exports
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Mexican beef exports add some supply to the US market, but they do not replace the lost live cattle imports, so the effect on cattle prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-06 | [Understanding beef imports, exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52578-understanding-beef-imports-exports.md) | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-06 | [Understanding the Value of Beef Imports \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61525-understanding-the-value-of-beef-imports-beef-checkoff.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [Reopening US border to Mexican cattle not expected to drop beef prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17843-reopening-us-border-to-mexican-cattle-not-expected-to-drop-beef-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/mexico-seeks-offset-screwworm-impact-223455522.html

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