# Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff | Beef Checkoff

> The Beef Checkoff explainer says US beef imports are mainly lean trim, over 90% lean, needed to make ground beef alongside domestic fat trimmings. It states imports contribute roughly 9.3% of total US beef supply.

- Date: 2022-11-01 · published 2022-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lean trim import demand supports the value of imported beef and the domestic fed-cattle byproduct mix. This is background education with no new supply or price shock.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-06 | [Understanding the Value of Beef Imports \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61525-understanding-the-value-of-beef-imports-beef-checkoff.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-06 | [Understanding beef imports, exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52578-understanding-beef-imports-exports.md) | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-07-30 | [China lifts ban on beef imports \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58032-china-lifts-ban-on-beef-imports-sanews.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-24 | [NAFTA: Where's the Beef?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69920-nafta-where-s-the-beef.md) | -1.6% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-11 | [SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- beefboard.org: https://www.beefboard.org/2022/11/01/beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff/

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