# Ranchers, Facing Record Low Prices, Confront Surge of Brazilian Imports​ — Food & Power

> US cattle prices hit historic lows in some regions in November, even as the first Brazilian beef shipments arrived after USDA lifted a 13-year ban. Ranchers attribute the decline to packer consolidation and call for antitrust enforcement.

- Date: 2016-12-08 · published 2016-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73419-ranchers-facing-record-low-prices-confront-surge-of-brazilian-imports-food-and
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Brazilian beef imports add supply competition in the US market, adding downward pressure on cattle prices and reducing feedlot demand for feed grains. The story centers on market structure more than a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-08 | [Monthly U.S. beef import volumes from Brazil surge to record high in early 2022 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41783-monthly-u-s-beef-import-volumes-from-brazil-surge-to-record-high-in-early-2022.md) | +0.8% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -3.0% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-08 | [Monthly U.S. beef import volumes from Brazil surge to record high in early 2022 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41783-monthly-u-s-beef-import-volumes-from-brazil-surge-to-record-high-in-early-2022.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | +1.9% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- foodandpower.net: https://www.foodandpower.net/latest/2016/12/08/ranchers-facing-record-low-prices-confront-surge-of-brazilian-imports%E2%80%8B

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