# Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports | Reuters

> US cattle futures rose sharply after the USDA halted imports of Mexican cattle over the spread of New World screwworm. The U.S. typically imports more than a million cattle a year from Mexico, and domestic supplies are already at their lowest in decades.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Mexican feeder cattle tightens an already short US supply, which supports feeder and live cattle prices and lifts beef prices further.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24638-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-horse-and-bison-imports-over-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | -1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27346-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-imports-after-new-world-screwworm-case-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-26 | [US could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry, official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25079-us-could-restrict-mexican-livestock-imports-over-screwworm-worry-official-says.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24638-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-horse-and-bison-imports-over-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-disagrees-with-us-suspension-mexican-cattle-imports-over-screwworm-2025-05-12/

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