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The Douglas, Arizona port reopened to cattle from Sonora in late August after the closure from May 2025. New protocols include multiple inspections, insecticide dips, and electronic ear tags for each animal, and only heifers and steers from Sonora are accepted.
Strict entry requirements limit how fast extra feeder supply can reach US feedlots, so the price effect is likely gradual rather than immediate.
azfb.orgJoanna AllhandsSep 23, 2026After 14 past neutral trade events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.0% to +1.3%), and +1.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
