# When the market is worth more than the infrastructure

> An opinion column by César Rafael Ocaña Romo argues that the screwworm crisis showed how much Mexican producers lose when a market closes. The US suspended imports of roughly one million Mexican cattle a year, and northern auction prices reportedly fell 30 to 50%. The column notes that reopening exports raises the challenge of giving smaller producers access to the market.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:41:25.431Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78027-when-the-market-is-worth-more-than-the-infrastructure
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Closure of the US feeder cattle outlet depressed Mexican cattle prices, while reopening would restore demand for Mexican feeder animals and could support US feeder supply and prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-10 | [Discovery of New World screwworm shouldn't have long-term market impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18768-discovery-of-new-world-screwworm-shouldn-t-have-long-term-market-impact-agweek.md) | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-20 | [Cattle industry focus on animal health begins at the ranch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50117-cattle-industry-focus-on-animal-health-begins-at-the-ranch.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-26 | [The 'Wall' That Keeps Flesh-Eating Worms Out of America - The Atlantic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53078-the-wall-that-keeps-flesh-eating-worms-out-of-america-the-atlantic.md) | +5.7% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-04 | [Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country? \| Agriculture \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39974-foot-and-mouth-disease-australia-what-is-fmd-and-what-happens-if-it-enters-the.md) | +0.8% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-16 | [More action urged on foot-and-mouth \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36800-more-action-urged-on-foot-and-mouth-the-western-producer.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-10 | ['Foot-and-mouth disease won't affect Namibia' - The Namibian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61043-foot-and-mouth-disease-won-t-affect-namibia-the-namibian.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- bmeditores.mx: https://bmeditores.mx/ganaderia/cuando-el-mercado-vale-mas-que-la-infraestructura/

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