# Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume Under New Protocol | USDA

> APHIS announced that cattle and bison imports from Mexico will resume within days, after being halted in November 2024 over New World screwworm. Approved pre-export inspection pens in Chihuahua and Sonora and a treatment protocol now govern shipments.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25980-cattle-and-bison-imports-from-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol-usda
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Mexican feeder cattle imports add supply to US feedlots, which is bearish for feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-07 | [Australian beef prices could drop 30 per cent if US beef imports resume - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72433-australian-beef-prices-could-drop-30-per-cent-if-us-beef-imports-resume-abc-news.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-29 | [Cattle Futures Finish Week Lower as Beef-Import Plan Outweighs Tight Supplies - Montana Newsroom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8340-cattle-futures-finish-week-lower-as-beef-import-plan-outweighs-tight-supplies.md) | +1.2% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle markets react to Argentina import talk \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6339-cattle-markets-react-to-argentina-import-talk-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.4% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-07 | [Australian beef prices could drop 30 per cent if US beef imports resume - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72433-australian-beef-prices-could-drop-30-per-cent-if-us-beef-imports-resume-abc-news.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- aphis.usda.gov: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/cattle-bison-imports-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol
- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/02/01/cattle-and-bison-imports-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol

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