# US recloses border with Mexico as flesh-eating parasite moves north | AP News

> The US closed its southern border to Mexican live cattle, horses and bison in May. A planned reopening of three ports in July and two more by September 15 was then disrupted after a new screwworm infestation was reported.

- Date: 2025-07-10 · published 2025-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23705-us-recloses-border-with-mexico-as-flesh-eating-parasite-moves-north-ap-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued closure of Mexican cattle imports keeps feeder supplies tight, supporting cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-14 | 1 | +2.4% | 3.0 | The border reclosure confirms the disrupted reopening timeline and prolongs the supply tightness that supports cattle prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-03-09 | [Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreak \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71868-bird-flu-cases-revive-fear-of-repeat-of-major-2015-outbreak-ap-news.md) | +0.3% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2025-01-28 | [Poultry industry months away from restocking from HPAI losses - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26645-poultry-industry-months-away-from-restocking-from-hpai-losses-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2020-04-23 | [Closure of US meat plants raises more concerns over long-term corn feed demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53763-closure-of-us-meat-plants-raises-more-concerns-over-long-term-corn-feed-demand.md) | -1.8% | -1.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-13 | [China pork prices soar as herds hit by fever, farm closures \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57088-china-pork-prices-soar-as-herds-hit-by-fever-farm-closures-ap-news.md) | -2.4% | -0.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-28 | [Despite higher hog numbers, ASF in Asia expected to fuel higher North American prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56726-despite-higher-hog-numbers-asf-in-asia-expected-to-fuel-higher-north-american.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-17 | [Meat and poultry market update regarding ASF, meat alternatives \| 2020-01-17  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55243-meat-and-poultry-market-update-regarding-asf-meat-alternatives-2020-01-17-meat.md) | +2.2% | -11.6% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/flesheating-parasite-us-border-cattle-texas-a359daffd6ddfd0bb818225b6865ca13
- m.efeedlink.com: https://m.efeedlink.com/contents/07-28-2025/bbd87971-2535-4f29-96c6-3126061ddcd8-0701.html

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