# Mexican cattle exports to U.S. remain well below pre border closure levels

> USDA data show 65,409 Mexican feedlot cattle entered the United States from January through October 30, 2026, down 71.3% from the same period last year. Comecarne says exports have averaged about 364 head per day since trade resumed, far below the 1,500-head daily pace initially projected, as crossings reopen under enhanced screwworm inspections.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T03:21:04.570Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico and United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85476-mexican-cattle-exports-to-u-s-remain-well-below-pre-border-closure-levels
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Mexican cattle shipments tighten feeder-cattle availability for US feedlots, supporting US feeder-cattle prices. The gradual reopening may ease that pressure, but inspection controls are keeping flows well below prior levels.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | -1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-21 | [OSU’s Derrell Peel: Placements Show Mexican Feeder Cattle Ban Hurting Southern Plains Feedlots - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24375-osu-s-derrell-peel-placements-show-mexican-feeder-cattle-ban-hurting-southern.md) | +1.8% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-01 | [Flesh-eating worm in Mexico is upending cross-border cattle trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21453-flesh-eating-worm-in-mexico-is-upending-cross-border-cattle-trade.md) | +3.5% | +2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | -0.1% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- dallascountyherald.com: https://dallascountyherald.com/article/mexican-cattle-exports-to-u-s-remain-well-below-pre-border-closure-levels/

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