US to reopen border to Mexican cattle imports after screwworm shutdown
The phased reopening will resume limited Mexican cattle imports under inspections and a joint action plan as officials try to ease tight beef supplies.
- The USDA announced on Friday that the Douglas, Arizona port will reopen for limited cattle imports from Mexico on August 24, ending a year-long closure intended to control the spread of the New World screwworm.
- Southern ports were closed last year to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite; the USDA will now collaborate with Sonora and Chihuahua, considered low-risk Mexican states, to safely resume livestock movement.
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller thanked Agriculture Brooke Rollins for the decision but criticized the USDA's delayed response, arguing producers suffered financial consequences during the prolonged closure.
- As of Friday, 42 cases of the parasite have been recorded in the U.S., with all but one reported in Texas, and the reopening remains contingent on Mexico adhering to a joint action plan.
- August 24 marks the start of the phased reopening of the Douglas port, aiming to restore the hundreds-year-old cattle movement while continuing efforts to manage the ongoing parasite outbreak.
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US to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that imports of cattle from Mexico will be reopened on a phased basis. This phased reopening will be dependent on Mexico adhering to a ‘Joint Action Plan’ to control the spread of the livestock parasite New World screwworm (NWS). In May 2025, the USDA announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports of entry along its southern border due to “the continued and…
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The United States is preparing to reopen its U.S-Mexico border to Mexican cattle imports after a two-year suspension linked to concerns over New World screwworm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says livestock imports will resume first through Arizona on August 24, followed by New Mexico. Texas ports will remain closed for [...]
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