Why consumers might not see relief from high beef prices until 2028The U.S. Agriculture Department is planning to reopen U.S. borders to Mexican cattle as domestic beef prices at the grocery store hover near record highs. The U.S. Agriculture Department will allow cattle imports from Mexico for the first time in more than a year beginning in late August, even as New World screwworm remains a threat to domestic livestock. The easing of cattle crossings at the southern border could help the U.S. offset low herd counts that in January were pegged at a 75-year low. But consumers paying nearly record-high prices for beef won’t see immediate relief at the grocery store. The U-turn from the USDA comes less than two months after the agency confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in the U.S. for the first time since the 1960s.