# US Cattle farmers strongly oppose the import of Paraguayan beef — MercoPress

> The US Cattlemen's Association strongly opposes a USDA APHIS proposal to allow fresh chilled or frozen beef imports from Paraguay. The association cites animal health concerns, its estimate of $12 million to $23 million in annual producer losses, and a nearly ten-year gap since APHIS last visited Paraguay.

- Date: 2023-06-02 · published 2023-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Paraguay · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35442-us-cattle-farmers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-paraguayan-beef-mercopress
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If the rule is adopted, added Paraguayan beef supply could modestly pressure US cattle and beef prices, though the proposal is not yet final.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-30 | [U.S. Cattle Producers Oppose Opening Borders to Paraguayan Beef - US Cattlemen's Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35882-u-s-cattle-producers-oppose-opening-borders-to-paraguayan-beef-us-cattlemen-s.md) | +4.1% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | [US cattle futures plunge as import fears grow - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22557-us-cattle-futures-plunge-as-import-fears-grow-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.8% | -9.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [US cattle futures slide on tariff rollback and import fears - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6068-us-cattle-futures-slide-on-tariff-rollback-and-import-fears-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -3.1% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-12 | [No Imports or Exports Would Result in a Smaller U.S. Beef Cattle Industry - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39089-no-imports-or-exports-would-result-in-a-smaller-u-s-beef-cattle-industry.md) | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-11 | [Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020 - R-CALF USA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48572-imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020-r-calf-usa.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/06/02/us-cattle-farmers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-paraguayan-beef

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