摘要：The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the recent evolution of the Mexican Livestock Subsector, with special emphasis on feeder cattle, and to consider the internal and external factors that have been changing the scope and perspectives of producers. We also stress the interrelations between trade flows of grains and feeder cattle/meat from/to the United States and Canada. First, we briefly describe the general evolution of the Mexican Agricultural Sector, considering recent trends and changes that affect its development. In the next sections we analyze the characteristics of the supply and demand of live cattle/beef. Next, we analyze several foreign trade issues, including imports/exports from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) region as well as the behavior of direct foreign investment in the sector, and identify the main problems affecting the development of this important subsector.
