# What happens to beef if the Mexican border closes? | Western Livestock Journal

> President Trump threatened on March 29 to close the US border with Mexico unless immigration demands were met, and later said the closure could cover all trade. On April 4 he softened the threat and gave Mexico and Congress more time.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59549-what-happens-to-beef-if-the-mexican-border-closes-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A full border closure would disrupt cattle and beef trade with Mexico, adding uncertainty to feeder cattle supply and cross-border flows. The threat has been softened, so the near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [In Depth: Border Closure May Accelerate Mexico Beef Expansion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19656-in-depth-border-closure-may-accelerate-mexico-beef-expansion.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Laphe Laroe Discusses Mexican Border Reopening, Screwworm Response and Cattle Herd Rebuilding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17083-laphe-laroe-discusses-mexican-border-reopening-screwworm-response-and-cattle.md) | -3.0% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2018-11-10 | [Why Did The Cow Cross The Border? : Planet Money : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61974-why-did-the-cow-cross-the-border-planet-money-npr.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-10-03 | [Cow-calf Corner: The importance of beef trade to the cattle industry  - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39082-cow-calf-corner-the-importance-of-beef-trade-to-the-cattle-industry-texas-and.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Beef industry conflicted over international trade policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38607-beef-industry-conflicted-over-international-trade-policy.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/what-happens-to-beef-if-the-mexican-border-closes/

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