Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

Mexico’s ranchers look north to the US as screwworm ban nears end, in photos - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.S. plans to reopen a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers.

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, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) southeast of Phoenix. Over time, it hopes to reopen other crossings in New Mexico and Texas.