Cow Calf Corner Derrell Peel: Potential Impacts of the Mexican Border Reopening - Oklahoma Farm Report

Cow Calf Corner Derrell Peel: Potential Impacts of the Mexican Border Reopening - Oklahoma Farm Report

Cattle markets have been nervously reacting to rumors and speculation that the Mexican border may reopen at any time to cattle imports into the U.S.  Many questions are swirling about when the border might open, how many cattle are backlogged in Mexico and how fast cattle might cross into the U.S.  Some background and recent events are helpful to sort out what to expect if the border reopens. For twenty years from 2004 – 2023, U.S. imports of Me…