# As screwworm fight continues, Mexican cattle ranchers ready for border reopening - El Paso Matters

> Mexican cattle ranchers are preparing to ship animals to the Santa Teresa port in New Mexico, which has been closed for over a year due to screwworm. Stockyards in Anthony, New Mexico, are getting ready for imports this week, with cattle coming from Sonora through Douglas, Arizona.

- Date: 2026-09-24 · published 2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17419-as-screwworm-fight-continues-mexican-cattle-ranchers-ready-for-border-reopening
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Mexican feeder cattle imports add supply to a US herd that is at its smallest since the 1950s, which partly offsets tight supplies and may pressure feeder prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA Reopens Border to Mexican Cattle Amid Screwworm Fight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18297-usda-reopens-border-to-mexican-cattle-amid-screwworm-fight.md) | +2.4% | -2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17844-as-us-border-reopens-to-mexican-cattle-concerns-persist-over-screwworm-spread.md) | -4.1% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-03 | [Cattle Call: Cattle market correction continues as USDA begins reopening Mexican border - Rural Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6097-cattle-call-cattle-market-correction-continues-as-usda-begins-reopening-mexican.md) | +4.0% | +7.2% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [Reopening US border to Mexican cattle not expected to drop beef prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17843-reopening-us-border-to-mexican-cattle-not-expected-to-drop-beef-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-14 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Beef trade shock waves continue; Prolonged labor affects post-calving re-breeding - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51069-cow-calf-corner-beef-trade-shock-waves-continue-prolonged-labor-affects-post.md) | -0.1% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- elpasomatters.org: https://elpasomatters.org/2026/09/24/screwworm-cattle-imports-mexico-livestock-border-reopening-santa-teresa/

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