# Mexican Border is Expected to Open for Feeder Cattle Week of Jan. 20, Sources Say

> Imports of feeder cattle from Mexico were expected to partially resume the week of January 20 after USDA APHIS suspended imports on November 22, 2024. Reopening will be slow as new protocols, facility inspections and a seven-day quarantine are implemented, with Santa Teresa, New Mexico the key port.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26451-mexican-border-is-expected-to-open-for-feeder-cattle-week-of-jan-20-sources-say
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Gradual resumption adds feeder supply over time, a mildly bearish factor against tight US feeder supplies.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-31 | [USDA Eyes Phased Reopening of Southern Border to Mexican Feeder Cattle - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20115-usda-eyes-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-mexican-feeder-cattle-rfd.md) | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Cattle Crash Early Friday on Lower Cash, Fear of Mexican Border Reopening - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6069-cattle-crash-early-friday-on-lower-cash-fear-of-mexican-border-reopening-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -4.7% | -6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-29 | [Borders will shut to cattle in a lumpy skin outbreak, experts warn \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42217-borders-will-shut-to-cattle-in-a-lumpy-skin-outbreak-experts-warn-farm-online.md) | +1.5% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- drovers.com: https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/mexican-border-expected-open-feeder-cattle-week-jan-20-sources-say

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