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Trump admin reopens a border crossing to cattle to try and bring down record beef prices

Mexico has traditionally provided 1.1 million head, or about 3% of the U.S. cattle supply

The Independent UK · Aug 24

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

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

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Record beef prices are minting fortunes for ranchers—but straining the American farmers who fatten their cattle

“Pretty much everybody above [cow-calf producers] is a margin operation,” one economist said. “And most of those margins are under some sort of adverse pressure.”

Fortune · Aug 11

Ranchers say expanding herds to take advantage of record retail beef prices isn't so simple

South Dakota rancher Calli Williams wants to benefit from high beef prices, but it's not so simple

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025