# The Secrets of Cattle Smuggling from Guatemala to Veracruz

> An InSight Crime investigation describes cattle smuggled from Guatemala into Mexico's Chiapas border region and laundered into the legal supply chain. The piece is the first of a three-part series.

- Date: 2022-05-18 · published 2022-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41344-the-secrets-of-cattle-smuggling-from-guatemala-to-veracruz
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Smuggled cattle affecting Mexican and US beef supply chains is a niche issue with negligible direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- insightcrime.org: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/secrets-cattle-smuggling-guatemala-veracruz/

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