U.S. border reopens to Mexican cattle imports, but economists doubt the move will reduce high beef prices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET
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U.S. border reopens to Mexican cattle imports, but economists doubt the move will reduce high beef prices(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices(opens original report in a new tab)The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices — ABC News
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