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

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump admin reopens a border crossing to cattle to try and bring down record beef pricesMexico has traditionally provided 1.1 million head, or about 3% of the U.S. cattle supplyJohn Hanna & Sarah RazaMonday 24 August 2026 19:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3038334","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-beef-prices-cattle-imports-b3038334.html","title":"Trump admin reopens border crossing to cattle to try and bring down beef prices"}}CloseImporting beef won't help prices, ranchers saySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}A border crossing in Arizona reopened to Me...