# Export beef trade starts to react to Trump’s surprise Brazil tariff decision - Beef Central

> Trump announced that the 40% tariff on Brazilian beef would end, prompting expected quick sales of frozen Brazilian beef held in US bonded storage. Live and feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest since July on the news. Brazil faces a 26.4% tariff for the rest of 2025 before the new quota year begins on January 1.

- Date: 2025-11-24 · published 2025-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6072-export-beef-trade-starts-to-react-to-trump-s-surprise-brazil-tariff-decision
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Large volumes of Brazilian beef entering the US market add supply that competes with domestic beef and weighs on cattle prices. The 2026 tariff-free quota could sustain higher import flows.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-25 | 5 | -9.9% | -6.0 | Removal of the 40% Brazil beef tariff raises expected import supply and pushed feeder futures to their lowest since July. |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-25 | 5 | -4.7% | -3.4 | Removal of the 40% Brazil beef tariff raises expected imports and pushed live cattle futures to lowest since July. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Trump Removes Tariffs on Brazil Beef & Coffee - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5450-trump-removes-tariffs-on-brazil-beef-and-coffee-farm-policy-news.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-14 | [Relaxations over BSE, FMD create headwinds for Aussie beef exports - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71967-relaxations-over-bse-fmd-create-headwinds-for-aussie-beef-exports-beef-central.md) | +1.8% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-22 | [China's Retaliation to Trump's Tariffs \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64584-china-s-retaliation-to-trump-s-tariffs-piie.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-19 | [Beef import debate heats up - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61524-beef-import-debate-heats-up-beef-central.md) | +0.9% | +5.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Trump Removes Tariffs on Brazil Beef & Coffee - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5450-trump-removes-tariffs-on-brazil-beef-and-coffee-farm-policy-news.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-13 | [August cattle export figures reflect Indonesian feedlot challenges - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39531-august-cattle-export-figures-reflect-indonesian-feedlot-challenges-beef-central.md) | -0.9% | -5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -7.4% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/export-beef-trade-starts-to-react-to-trumps-surprise-brazil-tariff-decision/

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