# Brazilian ranchers strongly oppose the import of live cattle from neighboring Paraguay — MercoPress

> Brazilian meat packers have asked the agriculture ministry to allow live cattle imports from Paraguay, but ranchers in Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso oppose the move over sanitary risks. Brazilian cattle costs have risen as record beef exports to China reduced domestic supply.

- Date: 2021-03-01 · published 2021-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48056-brazilian-ranchers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-live-cattle-from-neighboring
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If imports are approved, extra Paraguayan supply could ease tight Brazilian cattle prices, though sanitary disputes could delay or block the move.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-19 | [US allows beef imports from Paraguay despite pushback from ranchers \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32620-us-allows-beef-imports-from-paraguay-despite-pushback-from-ranchers-agriculture.md) | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2025-02-01 | [Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume Under New Protocol \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25980-cattle-and-bison-imports-from-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol-usda.md) | -0.8% | -4.0% |
| 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 | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2021/03/01/brazilian-ranchers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-live-cattle-from-neighboring-paraguay

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