# The Impact of Brazil's Mad Cow Case on US Beef Prices and Exports | Hoosier Ag Today

> Brazil's agriculture ministry confirmed a mad cow case, leading to an automatic suspension of Brazilian beef sales to China. Analysts say the US market has shown little response so far, with China not yet turning to US beef in significant volume.

- Date: 2023-03-07 · published 2023-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36798-the-impact-of-brazil-s-mad-cow-case-on-us-beef-prices-and-exports-hoosier-ag
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Market participants expect the Brazil suspension to be short-term, so the impact on US beef prices is limited, with domestic cattle supply remaining the main driver.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-07 | [MLA and Commonwealth Bank experts weigh in on China's suspension of imports of Brazilian beef  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45005-mla-and-commonwealth-bank-experts-weigh-in-on-china-s-suspension-of-imports-of.md) | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-19 | [Sort and Cull: US Questions Brazilian Beef Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44004-sort-and-cull-us-questions-brazilian-beef-imports.md) | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-11 | [China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case \| Calgary Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43086-china-philippines-suspend-beef-imports-from-canada-after-bse-case-calgary-herald.md) | -0.0% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-24 | [APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world.md) | +2.6% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-12-11 | [Contact - The Lethbridge Herald - News and Sports from around Lethbridge - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67441-contact-the-lethbridge-herald-news-and-sports-from-around-lethbridge-usda.md) | +1.7% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- hoosieragtoday.com: https://www.hoosieragtoday.com/2023/03/06/impact-brazil-mad-cow/

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