# USDA Continues Phased Reopening Of Border

> USDA reopened the Columbus, NM port of entry on October 26 for cattle imports from Mexico, following earlier phased reopenings at Douglas, AZ (August 24) and Santa Teresa, NM (September 24). Horse imports resumed October 26 only through Santa Teresa, subject to inspection, treatment and a seven-day quarantine.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T06:13:09.571Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77131-usda-continues-phased-reopening-of-border
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening ports restores some Mexican feeder cattle supply to US feedlots, which eases tightness in the cattle complex, though the pace is measured and can be reversed if screwworm spreads again.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: 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 | 2025-02-01 | [Mexican Border is Expected to Open for Feeder Cattle Week of Jan. 20, Sources Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26451-mexican-border-is-expected-to-open-for-feeder-cattle-week-of-jan-20-sources-say.md) | -3.9% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +3.8% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/beef_news/usda-continues-phased-reopening-of-border/article_a33d2ab0-8e61-4dbb-a395-d5c8abede320.html

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