# Final 100,000-Ton U.S. Beef Import Quota Opens

> The U.S. opened the final 100,000-metric-ton phase of a 300,000-ton temporary expansion of its beef import quota, covering lean processing beef trimmings at lower in-quota duties. Customs entries open November 2, and the window can close early if the allotment runs out.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:15:59.947Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4558-final-100-000-ton-u-s-beef-import-quota-opens
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Extra low-duty lean trim imports could ease ground-beef input costs and add supply, which is bearish for cattle prices, though the volume and timing of arrivals remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-19 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72950-federal-register-importation-of-beef-from-a-region-in-argentina.md) | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [President Trump's plans to import beef leave American ranchers concerned : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9553-president-trump-s-plans-to-import-beef-leave-american-ranchers-concerned-npr.md) | -1.3% | -7.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-29 | [Cattle Futures Finish Week Lower as Beef-Import Plan Outweighs Tight Supplies - Montana Newsroom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8340-cattle-futures-finish-week-lower-as-beef-import-plan-outweighs-tight-supplies.md) | -2.7% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [President Trump's plans to import beef leave American ranchers concerned : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9553-president-trump-s-plans-to-import-beef-leave-american-ranchers-concerned-npr.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-29 | [Cattle Futures Finish Week Lower as Beef-Import Plan Outweighs Tight Supplies - Montana Newsroom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8340-cattle-futures-finish-week-lower-as-beef-import-plan-outweighs-tight-supplies.md) | +1.2% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- marketreview.com: https://www.marketreview.com/news/us-final-100000-ton-beef-import-quota/

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