# NAFTA: Where's the Beef?

> 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: 2017-07-24 · published 2017-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69920-nafta-where-s-the-beef
- 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 | 2017-07-21 | [NAFTA: Where 's the Beef? \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69917-nafta-where-s-the-beef-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau-federation.md) | -0.8% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-02-20 | [Follow the cow: A look at Canada's beef supply chain (Part 1) \| FCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60545-follow-the-cow-a-look-at-canada-s-beef-supply-chain-part-1-fcc.md) | +1.2% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-06 | [Understanding the Value of Beef Imports \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61525-understanding-the-value-of-beef-imports-beef-checkoff.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-11 | [Lull falls over Australia’s northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44502-lull-falls-over-australia-s-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- drovers.com: https://www.drovers.com/news/nafta-wheres-beef

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