# USDA plans phased reopening of southern cattle ports on Aug. 24  - High Plains Journal

> The USDA will begin reopening southern ports to Mexican cattle on August 24, starting with Douglas, Arizona, and will prepare to reopen the Santa Teresa and Columbus, New Mexico ports later. Sonora and Chihuahua are rated the lowest-risk Mexican states, and the nearest active case was about 325 miles from Douglas as of July 22. The reopening depends on the first phase succeeding.

- Date: 2026-07-27 · published 2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18299-usda-plans-phased-reopening-of-southern-cattle-ports-on-aug-24-high-plains
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Imports from low-risk states restore feeder supply gradually, which limits how much cattle prices fall while keeping a bearish tilt. Any screwworm detection could reverse the move.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda.md) | +1.9% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -3.0% | — |
| 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 | 2021-02-11 | [Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020 - R-CALF USA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48572-imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020-r-calf-usa.md) | -0.9% | -3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Potential impacts of the Mexican border reopening  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21901-potential-impacts-of-the-mexican-border-reopening-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2026/07/27/usda-plans-phased-reopening-of-southern-cattle-ports-on-aug-24/

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