Mexico Cattle Exports Resume
Mexican ranchers can sell cattle to the US again under new screwworm safeguards.
August 22, 2026 · Updated Aug 22, 10:10am ET
CNNThe US-Mexico cattle border is reopening. Not every American rancher is celebrating
Associated PressMexican ranchers prepare to resume livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk
Washington TimesMexican ranchers prepare to resume livestock sales to U.S. under tight controls over screwworm risk
ABC NewsMexico resumes livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk
NewsmaxMexico Resumes Livestock Sales to US Amid Screwworm Controls
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What happened
Live cattle exports from Mexico to the United States are set to resume under screwworm controls as a yearlong import ban ends, with northern Mexico’s Sonora state preparing the first shipments. The ban was imposed over the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can kill cattle. Sonora rancher Martín Alfonso Ibarra has 16 calves ready for export, but producers say the initial flow will be too limited to quickly clear accumulated animals. Some U.S. ranchers remain concerned about biosecurity risk.
