# Secretary Rollins Takes Decisive Action and Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico | USDA

> USDA Secretary Rollins ordered a closure of livestock trade through southern US ports of entry after SENASICA reported a new New World Screwworm case in Veracruz, about 370 miles from the US border. The move pauses the planned phased reopening of five ports scheduled for July 7 to September 15.

- Date: 2025-07-10 · published 2025-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23699-secretary-rollins-takes-decisive-action-and-shuts-down-u-s-southern-border
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Mexican feeder and live cattle imports stay blocked, which tightens US feeder supply already at historic lows and supports cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-14 | 1 | +2.4% | 3.0 | USDA's closure of southern ports to Mexican feeder cattle over screwworm tightens US feeder supply, which is bullish for cattle prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24637-secretary-rollins-suspends-live-animal-imports-through-ports-of-entry-along.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +0.4% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-23 | [U.S. Secretary Of Agriculture Suspends Livestock Imports Along Southern Border \| Speedhorse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20538-u-s-secretary-of-agriculture-suspends-livestock-imports-along-southern-border.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: US not ready to lift Mexican cattle ban over screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21898-exclusive-us-not-ready-to-lift-mexican-cattle-ban-over-screwworm-agriculture.md) | -1.3% | -7.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24637-secretary-rollins-suspends-live-animal-imports-through-ports-of-entry-along.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-23 | [U.S. Secretary Of Agriculture Suspends Livestock Imports Along Southern Border \| Speedhorse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20538-u-s-secretary-of-agriculture-suspends-livestock-imports-along-southern-border.md) | -3.4% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/07/09/secretary-rollins-takes-decisive-action-and-shuts-down-us-southern-border-ports-livestock-trade-due

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