# Paraguay's beef likely won't boost tight US supplies, importers say | Reuters

> Importers say beef from Paraguay is unlikely to meaningfully ease tight US supplies. US beef prices have set records after drought drove a historic herd reduction, and meat companies rely more on imports for ground beef.

- Date: 2023-11-13 · published 2023-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33105-paraguay-s-beef-likely-won-t-boost-tight-us-supplies-importers-say-reuters
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Limited import relief means US cattle and beef prices are likely to stay firm. Small quota volumes do little to offset the herd shortfall.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-17 | [Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27809-australia-cashes-in-on-beef-exports-as-us-cattle-herd-shrinks-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-27 | [U.S. Beef Imports: A Quick Look at Recent Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28719-u-s-beef-imports-a-quick-look-at-recent-trends.md) | +0.1% | -0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-10 | [US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33104-us-reduces-beef-exports-as-cattle-herd-shrinks-squeezing-tyson-foods-reuters.md) | -1.2% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-23 | [Tight Supplies and Beef Demand are Fundamental to Price Support \| Feedlot Special \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11323-tight-supplies-and-beef-demand-are-fundamental-to-price-support-feedlot-special.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-08 | [Weekly protein report: Feeder cattle supplies remain tight despite renewed Mexican imports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17199-weekly-protein-report-feeder-cattle-supplies-remain-tight-despite-renewed.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-08-27 | [U.S. Beef Imports: A Quick Look at Recent Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28719-u-s-beef-imports-a-quick-look-at-recent-trends.md) | -1.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/paraguays-beef-likely-wont-boost-tight-us-supplies-importers-say-2023-11-13/

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