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Arizona Border Reopens for Cattle | Tucson News
The U.S. has reopened a border crossing in Arizona to import cattle from Mexico in a bid to ease soaring beef prices — but experts doubt it’ll hit grocery shelves anytime soon. After closing the border over a year ago to stop screwworm spread, officials now allow strict, science-backed inspections to let animals cross tariff-free for 90 days. With America’s cattle herd at a 30-year low due to drought and decades of low prices, beef costs have skyrocketed. While this move helps producers in border states, rebuilding the herd — where cows only give one calf yearly — will take years, and prices…
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