# Cross-border cattle cooperation benefits beef business | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station

> Texas Standard reports on cross-border cattle movement where Mexican cattle enter the US through New Mexico and head to feedlots, mainly in the Texas Panhandle and Amarillo region. The practice has been ongoing for years, with ranchers on both sides benefiting.

- Date: 2024-01-03 · published 2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32074-cross-border-cattle-cooperation-benefits-beef-business-kut-radio-austin-s-npr
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Mexican feeder cattle imports supply US feedlots and add to placements, a modest offset to domestic tightness that matters for feeder cattle balance.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-11-10 | [Why Did The Cow Cross The Border? : Planet Money : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61974-why-did-the-cow-cross-the-border-planet-money-npr.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-12 | [Sonora ranchers urge U.S. to reopen border to cattle after screwworm confirmed on both sides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18766-sonora-ranchers-urge-u-s-to-reopen-border-to-cattle-after-screwworm-confirmed.md) | +1.9% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-10-03 | [Cow-calf Corner: The importance of beef trade to the cattle industry  - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39082-cow-calf-corner-the-importance-of-beef-trade-to-the-cattle-industry-texas-and.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-22 | [Complex world of border trade: Cattle go north, meat south \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70968-complex-world-of-border-trade-cattle-go-north-meat-south-ap-news.md) | +2.5% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [In Depth: Border Closure May Accelerate Mexico Beef Expansion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19656-in-depth-border-closure-may-accelerate-mexico-beef-expansion.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- kut.org: https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2024-01-03/mexico-texas-us-border-cattle-ranching-beef-business

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