# Mexican Drug War Affects U.S. Cattle Program - Dairy Herd

> Mexican cattle are now inspected for fever ticks at a temporary site in Laredo, Texas, instead of in Mexico. The shift follows cartel violence that made inspections in Mexico too dangerous. Ticked cattle remain barred from the US, and the inspections are part of an eradication effort along the border.

- Date: 2020-11-20 · published 2020-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50121-mexican-drug-war-affects-u-s-cattle-program-dairy-herd
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued restrictions on Mexican feeder cattle limit imported supply to US feedlots, which supports domestic feeder cattle prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-10-01 | [Strict Inspection & Treatment Procedures Allow Some \| California Dairy Quality Assurance Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17078-strict-inspection-and-treatment-procedures-allow-some-california-dairy-quality.md) | +0.5% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-26 | [COVID-19 Cattle Producer Impacts - An Update \| UC Livestock Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51576-covid-19-cattle-producer-impacts-an-update-uc-livestock-economics.md) | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- dairyherd.com: https://www.dairyherd.com/news/mexican-drug-war-affects-u-s-cattle-program

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