# USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade | USDA

> USDA announced risk-based phased reopening of southern ports to cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico, starting with Douglas, Arizona, as early as July 7. The decision follows improved sterile fly dispersal and surveillance in Mexico, with no notable rise in screwworm cases there for eight weeks. The ports had been closed since May 11.

- Date: 2025-06-30 · published 2025-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Mexican feeder cattle imports would add supply to a tight U.S. market, which is likely to pressure feeder cattle prices and ease the historic beef price run-up over time.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-02 | 5 | -3.9% | -3.3 | The official USDA notice of southern port reopening starting July 7 is the source of the supply-outlook shift behind the futures selloff. |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | 1 | -4.5% | -9.5 | USDA's June 30 announcement of a phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports from July 7 raises expected feeder supply, a bearish trade-flow factor for cattle futures. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -3.0% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [USDA plans phased reopening of southern cattle ports on Aug. 24  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18299-usda-plans-phased-reopening-of-southern-cattle-ports-on-aug-24-high-plains.md) | +0.8% | -3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | +1.9% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Potential impacts of the Mexican border reopening  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21901-potential-impacts-of-the-mexican-border-reopening-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66137-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-again-on-cash-prices-trade-war-threat-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-25 | [Phased reopening of southern border to livestock imports continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17079-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-livestock-imports-continues.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [USDA plans phased reopening of southern cattle ports on Aug. 24  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18299-usda-plans-phased-reopening-of-southern-cattle-ports-on-aug-24-high-plains.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/30/usda-announces-phased-reopening-southern-ports-livestock-trade

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