# Container, equipment shortages, software issues delay US beef imports

> Beef imports into the US are delayed by up to a month due to refrigerated container shortages, software problems, and Port of Houston congestion after Hurricane Beryl. Platts assessed CIF US 90CL beef at $2.82/lb on August 15, roughly flat, with no price impact seen.

- Date: 2024-08-15 · published 2024-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28722-container-equipment-shortages-software-issues-delay-us-beef-imports
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Import delays tighten near-term beef availability but have not moved prices, so the effect on cattle markets is limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-19 | [Fight continues toward elimination of non-tariff barriers in beef processing \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29219-fight-continues-toward-elimination-of-non-tariff-barriers-in-beef-processing.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-23 | [Cattle gridlock: EU border delays add to coronavirus strain on meat trade \| Meat industry \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54071-cattle-gridlock-eu-border-delays-add-to-coronavirus-strain-on-meat-trade-meat.md) | +1.6% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-01 | [Impacts of the Packing Plant Fire in Kansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57219-impacts-of-the-packing-plant-fire-in-kansas.md) | +2.9% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-12-13 | [Vitamin scarcity behind €5/t feed price increase - 13 December 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67820-vitamin-scarcity-behind-5-t-feed-price-increase-13-december-2017-premium.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [Cattle Futures May Have Difficulty Moving Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24363-cattle-futures-may-have-difficulty-moving-higher.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/081524-container-equipment-shortages-software-issues-delay-us-beef-imports

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