# What Traders, Analysts Are Saying About U.S. Mexico Cattle Trade Issue (NWS) - Pro Farmer

> Pro Farmer compiles trader and analyst views on the US-Mexico cattle trade halt over New World screwworm. Key open questions include how long the halt lasts, whether the pest has moved north, and whether Mexico could retaliate by curbing US beef purchases.

- Date: 2024-11-25 · published 2024-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27351-what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws-pro
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over the duration of the ban and possible Mexican retaliation keeps feeder cattle prices supported while the trade outcome remains unresolved.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-23 | [Animal health concerns impacting US cattle trade with Mexico \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26908-animal-health-concerns-impacting-us-cattle-trade-with-mexico-the-national.md) | +2.4% | +8.4% |
| 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 | 2026-04-06 | [Why are cattle prices surging in the U.S. right now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10267-why-are-cattle-prices-surging-in-the-u-s-right-now.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -3.5% | — |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-23 | [Animal health concerns impacting US cattle trade with Mexico \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26908-animal-health-concerns-impacting-us-cattle-trade-with-mexico-the-national.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | [Why are cattle prices surging in the U.S. right now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10267-why-are-cattle-prices-surging-in-the-u-s-right-now.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws

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