In countries where rising populations are increasing demand for imported protein such as South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) sees a chance to build stronger global trade relationships with Canadian producers and exporters.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service officials confirmed the first U.S. case of New World screwworm on June 3, found in a 3-week-old calf in southern Texas. As of June 9, six cases have been confirmed – five livestock in Texas, and one dog in New Mexico.

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Negotiations on U.S.-China trade relations have taken a step forward by ending China’s retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. exports since March of 2025, reopening Chinese markets to U.S. ag products including beef and soybeans.

A growing number of Republican senators jumped into the fray assailing President Donald Trump’s plan to import beef from Argentina, expressing similar concerns to cattlemen groups that the plan interferes with market dynamics now favoring beef producers.

A new push by President Donald Trump to import beef from Argentina, on the heels of a controversial deal to send $20 billion in aid to that country, has raised serious concerns among U.S. beef producers.