# Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Oppose Allowing Beef Imports from Paraguay

> Bipartisan members of Congress oppose Paraguayan beef imports, and Senators Tester and Rounds introduced a bill to halt them and create a working group on risk. The USDA final rule was issued November 14 and took effect December 14.

- Date: 2023-12-04 · published 2023-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32623-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-oppose-allowing-beef-imports-from-paraguay
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Legislative opposition could delay or reverse Paraguayan beef entry, limiting added import supply and leaving US cattle prices supported in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-22 | [NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39530-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports.md) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.4% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-01 | [Policy Matters: Beefing Over Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21005-policy-matters-beefing-over-beef-prices.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
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| LCATTLE | 2026-10-02 | [US and China Unveil $30 Billion Tariff-Cut Framework for Agricultural Exports - Beijing Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4457-us-and-china-unveil-30-billion-tariff-cut-framework-for-agricultural-exports.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-22 | [NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39530-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports.md) | -1.6% | -1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-01 | [Policy Matters: Beefing Over Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21005-policy-matters-beefing-over-beef-prices.md) | +3.5% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/12/04/bipartisan-group-lawmakers-oppose

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