# ​​Imported livestock blamed for Vietnamese cattle price slump

> Vietnamese cattle prices have fallen 40 to 60 percent over two years, with live cows selling near VND40,000 per kilogram. Farmers blame cheap imported livestock flooding the domestic market.

- Date: 2018-07-20 · published 2018-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63964-imported-livestock-blamed-for-vietnamese-cattle-price-slump
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap imports are undercutting domestic herds, weakening Vietnamese cattle prices and reducing local feed demand from producers.

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-08 | [Cattle imports are causing the price of live cattle to plummet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34506-cattle-imports-are-causing-the-price-of-live-cattle-to-plummet.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-06 | [Comment: What price will Chinese importers be willing to pay for live cattle? \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67926-comment-what-price-will-chinese-importers-be-willing-to-pay-for-live-cattle.md) | +0.0% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-23 | [Vietnam looks to import cattle from across the border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70969-vietnam-looks-to-import-cattle-from-across-the-border.md) | -1.5% | -3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -3.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-16 | [Live export cattle prices slide as Indonesia ramps up imports of boxed meat - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33566-live-export-cattle-prices-slide-as-indonesia-ramps-up-imports-of-boxed-meat-abc.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-23 | [Vietnam looks to import cattle from across the border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70969-vietnam-looks-to-import-cattle-from-across-the-border.md) | +3.9% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-09 | [RCALF USA calls for tariff on livestock imports \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65945-rcalf-usa-calls-for-tariff-on-livestock-imports-thefencepost-com.md) | -0.8% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- news.tuoitre.vn: https://news.tuoitre.vn/imported-livestock-blamed-for-vietnamese-cattle-price-slump-10346767.htm

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