# Federal Register
       :: 
      Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina

> USDA's APHIS published a final rule effective January 19, 2017, allowing beef imports from a region of Argentina. The rule amends 9 CFR Part 94 under the foot-and-mouth disease framework.

- Date: 2017-01-19 · published 2017-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72950-federal-register-importation-of-beef-from-a-region-in-argentina
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Access for Argentine beef adds import supply to the US market, a modest bearish factor for domestic beef prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle markets react to Argentina import talk \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6339-cattle-markets-react-to-argentina-import-talk-western-livestock-journal.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-01 | [Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume Under New Protocol \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25980-cattle-and-bison-imports-from-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol-usda.md) | -0.8% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-19 | [US allows beef imports from Paraguay despite pushback from ranchers \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32620-us-allows-beef-imports-from-paraguay-despite-pushback-from-ranchers-agriculture.md) | +0.9% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- federalregister.gov: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/19/2017-01019/importation-of-beef-from-a-region-in-argentina

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