# NAFTA: Where 's the Beef? | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> An American Farm Bureau analysis describes cattle trade flows among the U.S., Canada and Mexico under NAFTA. It notes the U.S. herd of 94 million head at the start of 2017 and how trade lets processors ship variety meats and cuts to preferred markets.

- Date: 2017-07-21 · published 2017-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69917-nafta-where-s-the-beef-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau-federation
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cross-border cattle and beef trade supports feedlot and packer utilization and carcass values, so changes to NAFTA terms would affect cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-10-20 | [As NAFTA Re-Negotiation Stalls, Family Farmers Lose Hope \| Civil Eats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68455-as-nafta-re-negotiation-stalls-family-farmers-lose-hope-civil-eats.md) | +1.3% | +9.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-11 | [SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +0.6% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-01 | [Largest number of Top End buffalo exported in 27 years as Aussie beef outprices Indonesian markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67603-largest-number-of-top-end-buffalo-exported-in-27-years-as-aussie-beef-outprices.md) | -0.4% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/nafta-where-8217-s-the-beef

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