# USDA Eyes Phased Reopening of Southern Border to Mexican Feeder Cattle - RFD

> USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the department is evaluating a phased reopening of the southern border to Mexican feeder cattle, possibly through the port about 800 miles from the nearest screwworm case. She expects an announcement within a month, and a new sterile fly facility in South Texas is planned for mid-April.

- Date: 2026-03-31 · published 2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20115-usda-eyes-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-mexican-feeder-cattle-rfd
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening ports would add feeder cattle supply to a market that is already tight, which is bearish for feeder prices, though the timing and scope remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-01 | [Mexican Border is Expected to Open for Feeder Cattle Week of Jan. 20, Sources Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26451-mexican-border-is-expected-to-open-for-feeder-cattle-week-of-jan-20-sources-say.md) | -3.9% | -0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Cattle Crash Early Friday on Lower Cash, Fear of Mexican Border Reopening - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6069-cattle-crash-early-friday-on-lower-cash-fear-of-mexican-border-reopening-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -4.7% | -6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Cattle Crash Early Friday on Lower Cash, Fear of Mexican Border Reopening - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6069-cattle-crash-early-friday-on-lower-cash-fear-of-mexican-border-reopening-agweb.md) | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -2.0% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/usda-eyes-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-mexican-feeder-cattle

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