# Why Did The Cow Cross The Border? : Planet Money : NPR

> A feature follows Chihuahua, Mexico rancher Jose Luis Gabilondo, a fifth-generation Angus cattle producer who buys bull semen from New Mexico and raises calves with American genetics. The piece explores the cross-border cattle trade between Mexico and the US.

- Date: 2018-11-10 · published 2018-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61974-why-did-the-cow-cross-the-border-planet-money-npr
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cross-border feeder cattle and genetics flows between Mexico and the US affect feeder supply and cattle price dynamics, but the story is a general feature without a new market-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-01-03 | [Cross-border cattle cooperation benefits beef business \| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32074-cross-border-cattle-cooperation-benefits-beef-business-kut-radio-austin-s-npr.md) | -0.7% | +6.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-04 | [What happens to beef if the Mexican border closes? \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59549-what-happens-to-beef-if-the-mexican-border-closes-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.3% | -4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-22 | [Complex world of border trade: Cattle go north, meat south \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70968-complex-world-of-border-trade-cattle-go-north-meat-south-ap-news.md) | +2.5% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-09-11 | [Why you can expect cattle prices to be more volatile](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69112-why-you-can-expect-cattle-prices-to-be-more-volatile.md) | +1.6% | +4.1% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-28 | [Canada's dry weather may stem U.S. cattle stampede across border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63473-canada-s-dry-weather-may-stem-u-s-cattle-stampede-across-border.md) | -1.5% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-24 | [NAFTA: Where's the Beef?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69920-nafta-where-s-the-beef.md) | -1.6% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [Reopening US border to Mexican cattle not expected to drop beef prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17843-reopening-us-border-to-mexican-cattle-not-expected-to-drop-beef-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/666387687

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