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Arizona Border Reopens for Beef | San Antonio News
The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to import up to 331,000 tons of Mexican ground beef tariff-free for 90 days, aiming to ease record-high beef prices caused by a historic cattle shortage. The move reverses a year-long livestock import ban implemented to combat a deadly screwworm infestation — a necessary but costly measure that worsened supply constraints. With the nation’s cattle herd at its lowest in 75 years due to drought and low rancher profits, officials are cautiously reintroducing imports under strict health inspections. But economists warn it won’t quickly lower…
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