# Border closing causes concern among some in cattle industry

> A Cattlemex producer voices concern about the prolonged closure of the US-Mexico border to feeder cattle, which was shut in November 2024 over New World screwworm. Before the closure, feeder cattle imports from Mexico exceeded 1 million head annually.

- Date: 2026-03-12 · published 2026-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20121-border-closing-causes-concern-among-some-in-cattle-industry
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The continued loss of Mexican feeder supply keeps US feeder cattle supplies constrained, which supports feeder prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-24 | [Border closure over New World Screwworm threat ripples across U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20539-border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -1.9% | -1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.9% | +6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-22 | [NWS Causes Threat to US Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21458-nws-causes-threat-to-us-livestock-industry.md) | +0.4% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/policy/border-closing-causes-concern-among-some-in-cattle-industry

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