# Canada's dry weather may stem U.S. cattle stampede across border

> Canada imported 65,035 US cattle from January through June, nearly double the prior year's pace. Dry Canadian conditions have cut hay supplies, making it cheaper to fatten cattle in the US.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63473-canada-s-dry-weather-may-stem-u-s-cattle-stampede-across-border
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Canadian feeder supply shifts demand toward US feeder cattle, supporting US feeder prices while Canadian cattle flows tighten.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| FCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | +3.1% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-24 | [As screwworm fight continues, Mexican cattle ranchers ready for border reopening - El Paso Matters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17419-as-screwworm-fight-continues-mexican-cattle-ranchers-ready-for-border-reopening.md) | -0.8% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/canadas-dry-weather-may-stem-us-cattle-stampede-across-border-idUSKCN1LD1WW/

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