# USDA border reopening uncertainty grows

> Markets stayed uncertain after USDA Secretary Rollins cancelled a planned visit to the Douglas, Arizona border crossing, leaving the timing of a phased border reopening for Mexican cattle unclear. New World Screwworm was confirmed in Nuevo León about 60 miles from the US border, and weekly cases keep rising.

- Date: 2026-05-01 · published 2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19862-usda-border-reopening-uncertainty-grows
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued closure of the Mexican feeder cattle supply keeps feeder supply short, while the spread of screwworm toward the border raises the risk of further disruption.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-04 | 1 | +2.1% | 3.2 | Screwworm confirmed in Nuevo León about 60 miles from the border and uncertainty over reopening the border to Mexican feeders sustain supply-tightness sentiment, supporting live cattle prices going into May 4. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [USDA to release flies near US-Mexico border to fight screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20536-usda-to-release-flies-near-us-mexico-border-to-fight-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +2.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-30 | [Upcoming Events - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35436-upcoming-events-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US recloses border with Mexico as flesh-eating parasite moves north \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23705-us-recloses-border-with-mexico-as-flesh-eating-parasite-moves-north-ap-news.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-18 | [About Us \| Oil & Gas Journal - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58563-about-us-oil-and-gas-journal-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart.md) | -3.8% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [USDA to release flies near US-Mexico border to fight screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20536-usda-to-release-flies-near-us-mexico-border-to-fight-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-30 | [Upcoming Events - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35436-upcoming-events-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating.md) | -1.1% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/usda-border-reopening-uncertainty-grows

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