# USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure | Reuters

> The USDA announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico after a prolonged closure over screwworm. Arizona's Douglas port was named the lowest-risk entry point. The reopening is set to start as early as July 7.

- Date: 2025-06-30 · published 2025-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24159-usda-announces-phased-reopening-of-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Restored Mexican cattle flows would increase feeder supplies in the U.S., weighing on feeder cattle prices while the herd remains near multi-decade lows.

## 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 June 30 USDA announcement of a phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports from July 7 raised expected feeder supplies, a bearish shock that pressured cattle futures. |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | 1 | -4.5% | -9.5 | Reuters coverage of the same June 30 reopening announcement points to renewed Mexican cattle supply and bearish sentiment. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17844-as-us-border-reopens-to-mexican-cattle-concerns-persist-over-screwworm-spread.md) | -4.1% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA Reopens Border to Mexican Cattle Amid Screwworm Fight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18297-usda-reopens-border-to-mexican-cattle-amid-screwworm-fight.md) | +2.4% | -2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda.md) | +1.9% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-10-03 | [Civic Ledger - U.S. to Resume Mexican Cattle Imports in August After Year-Long Screwworm Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68407-civic-ledger-u-s-to-resume-mexican-cattle-imports-in-august-after-year-long.md) | +2.3% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-24 | [US eases screwworm ban on Mexican cattle, but beef prices unlikely to budge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17418-us-eases-screwworm-ban-on-mexican-cattle-but-beef-prices-unlikely-to-budge.md) | -0.0% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17844-as-us-border-reopens-to-mexican-cattle-concerns-persist-over-screwworm-spread.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA Reopens Border to Mexican Cattle Amid Screwworm Fight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18297-usda-reopens-border-to-mexican-cattle-amid-screwworm-fight.md) | +1.5% | -3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/usda-announces-phased-reopening-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm-closure-2025-06-30/

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