# U.S. Cattle Producers Oppose Opening Borders to Paraguayan Beef - US Cattlemen's Association

> The US Cattlemen's Association formally opposed a USDA APHIS proposal to allow fresh chilled or frozen beef imports from Paraguay. The group cites estimated producer losses of $12 million to $23 million annually and concerns over foot-and-mouth disease risk.

- Date: 2023-05-30 · published 2023-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35882-u-s-cattle-producers-oppose-opening-borders-to-paraguayan-beef-us-cattlemen-s
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If the rule is finalized, added Paraguayan beef supply could pressure US beef and cattle prices, though the volume is small relative to domestic production and the rule remains only proposed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-02 | [US Cattle farmers strongly oppose the import of Paraguayan beef — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35442-us-cattle-farmers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-paraguayan-beef-mercopress.md) | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17844-as-us-border-reopens-to-mexican-cattle-concerns-persist-over-screwworm-spread.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle Crash on Fear of MX Border Reopening: Grains See Profit Taking as CA Talks Off - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6342-cattle-crash-on-fear-of-mx-border-reopening-grains-see-profit-taking-as-ca.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-07 | [Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21193-brazil-surpassing-us-as-top-beef-producer-easing-global-supply-squeeze-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17844-as-us-border-reopens-to-mexican-cattle-concerns-persist-over-screwworm-spread.md) | -4.1% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle Crash on Fear of MX Border Reopening: Grains See Profit Taking as CA Talks Off - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6342-cattle-crash-on-fear-of-mx-border-reopening-grains-see-profit-taking-as-ca.md) | -4.4% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- uscattlemen.org: https://uscattlemen.org/u-s-cattle-producers-oppose-opening-borders-to-paraguayan-beef/

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