# Animal health concerns impacting US cattle trade with Mexico | The National Provisioner

> APHIS confirmed New World screwworm in a cow in Chiapas, Mexico, in late November 2024, and US authorities suspended cattle trade while developing screening protocols. The goal is to resume trade in early January 2025. The analysis estimates the suspension will cut US cattle imports by 150,000 to 170,000 head in late November and December.

- Date: 2024-12-23 · published 2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26908-animal-health-concerns-impacting-us-cattle-trade-with-mexico-the-national
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lost feeder inflows into Texas and Arizona feedlots tighten near-term supply, and feeder prices have already risen on the closure.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | -2.0% | -6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [What Traders, Analysts Are Saying About U.S. Mexico Cattle Trade Issue (NWS) - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27351-what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws-pro.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-28 | [Screwworms impacting cattle trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27348-screwworms-impacting-cattle-trade.md) | -1.5% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-01 | [Flesh-eating worm in Mexico is upending cross-border cattle trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21453-flesh-eating-worm-in-mexico-is-upending-cross-border-cattle-trade.md) | +3.5% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Mexico Confirms Case of New World Screwworm in Nuevo Leon \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22806-mexico-confirms-case-of-new-world-screwworm-in-nuevo-leon-animal-and-plant.md) | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [What Traders, Analysts Are Saying About U.S. Mexico Cattle Trade Issue (NWS) - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27351-what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws-pro.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-28 | [Screwworms impacting cattle trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27348-screwworms-impacting-cattle-trade.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- provisioneronline.com: https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/118068-animal-health-concerns-impacting-us-cattle-trade-with-mexico

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