# U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned - Manitoba Co-operator

> Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the US threatened to block Mexican cattle imports over screwworm. Live cattle and feeder futures gained, and boxed beef spiked, before the US and Mexico announced an agreement later that day.

- Date: 2025-04-28 · published 2025-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25084-u-s-livestock-cattle-rise-as-mexican-imports-questioned-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Import-restriction fears lifted cattle futures, but the later agreement limits the upside and points to ongoing sensitivity to Mexican supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-cattle-rise-as-mexican-imports-questioned/

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