# Beef In Switzerland: The Steaks Are High

> A Forbes piece explains that Swiss consumers can bring in limited beef or veal from France for personal use, while commercial imports face a import duty of roughly $10 per pound. The article covers Swiss beef pricing and trade rules.

- Date: 2017-09-22 · published 2017-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Switzerland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68908-beef-in-switzerland-the-steaks-are-high
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Swiss import duties affect a small, protected domestic beef market and have no meaningful effect on global feed grain, meal or cattle price benchmarks.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-09 | [Hike in beef price due to smuggling, says Sanbor \| Highland Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41340-hike-in-beef-price-due-to-smuggling-says-sanbor-highland-post.md) | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-10 | [Overview of the ACCC's beef and cattle market study address \| ACCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63474-overview-of-the-accc-s-beef-and-cattle-market-study-address-accc.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-04 | [Sunday shocker! Goa staring at beef shortage \| The Goan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70456-sunday-shocker-goa-staring-at-beef-shortage-the-goan.md) | +2.0% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-30 | [Beefmaster welcomes landmark deal set to benefit the beef sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40867-beefmaster-welcomes-landmark-deal-set-to-benefit-the-beef-sector.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-16 | [The Price of Beef and the Price of Cattle \| Feedlot Special \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42825-the-price-of-beef-and-the-price-of-cattle-feedlot-special-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.0% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-09 | [Hike in beef price due to smuggling, says Sanbor \| Highland Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41340-hike-in-beef-price-due-to-smuggling-says-sanbor-highland-post.md) | -1.0% | +7.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-08-10 | [Overview of the ACCC's beef and cattle market study address \| ACCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63474-overview-of-the-accc-s-beef-and-cattle-market-study-address-accc.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-06-04 | [Sunday shocker! Goa staring at beef shortage \| The Goan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70456-sunday-shocker-goa-staring-at-beef-shortage-the-goan.md) | -2.9% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronaldholden/2017/09/22/beef-in-switzerland-the-steaks-are-high/

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