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Imports of feeder cattle from Mexico were expected to partially resume the week of January 20 after USDA APHIS suspended imports on November 22, 2024. Reopening will be slow as new protocols, facility inspections and a seven-day quarantine are implemented, with Santa Teresa, New Mexico the key port.
Gradual resumption adds feeder supply over time, a mildly bearish factor against tight US feeder supplies.
drovers.comDrovers MagazineFeb 1, 2025After 46 past bearish disease events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -2.3% to +1.6%), and +1.8% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
