# Screwworm border closure fuels beef boom in Mexico, gloom in Texas | Reuters

> Reuters reports that the US closure of the border to Mexican cattle has fueled a cattle boom in Mexico while producers in Texas are struggling. The US previously imported more than a million cattle a year from Mexico, roughly 4% to 5% of cattle sold for US beef production.

- Date: 2026-06-06 · published 2026-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18762-screwworm-border-closure-fuels-beef-boom-in-mexico-gloom-in-texas-reuters
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

With Mexican feeder cattle still barred, US feedlots face tighter supply of feeder and live cattle, which supports cattle prices. Mexican cattle are being kept at home instead of flowing north.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2017-01-18 | [How much longer will we import feeder cattle from Mexico? - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72949-how-much-longer-will-we-import-feeder-cattle-from-mexico-texas-and-southwestern.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-10 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Beef and cattle trade boosting cattle markets - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43085-cow-calf-corner-beef-and-cattle-trade-boosting-cattle-markets-texas-and.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-11-13 | [Paraguay's beef likely won't boost tight US supplies, importers say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33105-paraguay-s-beef-likely-won-t-boost-tight-us-supplies-importers-say-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [US-Mexico Cattle Trade and Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/580-us-mexico-cattle-trade-and-beef-markets.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2023-11-10 | [US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33104-us-reduces-beef-exports-as-cattle-herd-shrinks-squeezing-tyson-foods-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -6.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-25 | [Flesh-eating screwworms, beef price surge collide as Mexico resumes cattle exports to U.S. - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17846-flesh-eating-screwworms-beef-price-surge-collide-as-mexico-resumes-cattle.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-17 | [Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27809-australia-cashes-in-on-beef-exports-as-us-cattle-herd-shrinks-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-10 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Beef and cattle trade boosting cattle markets - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43085-cow-calf-corner-beef-and-cattle-trade-boosting-cattle-markets-texas-and.md) | -0.2% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/screwworm-border-closure-fuels-beef-boom-mexico-gloom-texas-2026-06-06/

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