US Border Logistics Briefing - July 5, 2026
Generated 6:00 AM PDT
# Morning Briefing — US Border Crossings and Supply Chain Conditions
Executive Summary
Latest CBP/CBSA border data is fresh, with the most recent pull 11 minutes old. Current congestion is concentrated at a few passenger and commercial lanes, led by Eagle Pass passenger standard at 60 minutes and several 30–45 minute waits at key northern and southern crossings. Active extreme heat watches remain in effect for southern Arizona, and SAN airport has a closure notice for non-scheduled transient GA aircraft.
Top Delays
- Eagle Pass 2 — passenger standard: 60 min
- Highgate Springs — passenger standard: 45 min
- San Ysidro — passenger standard: 45 min
- Buffalo Peace — commercial standard: 40 min
- San Luis 1 — passenger standard: 40 min
- El Paso Ysleta — passenger ready: 35 min
- Santa Teresa — passenger standard: 35 min
- Buffalo Rainbow — passenger standard: 31 min
- Del Rio — passenger ready: 30 min
- Del Rio — passenger standard: 30 min
Notable Changes
Largest 24-hour improvements were broad and significant:
- Nogales Deconcini passenger standard: 180 → 0 min (-180)
- Sweetgrass commercial standard: 135 → 0 min (-135)
- Sweetgrass passenger standard: 135 → 0 min (-135)
- Calexico West passenger ready: 90 → 5 min (-85)
- Calexico West passenger standard: 90 → 5 min (-85)
- Brownsville Veterans passenger standard: 90 → 20 min (-70)
- Brownsville Veterans passenger ready: 90 → 20 min (-70)
- El Paso PDN passenger standard: 72 → 5 min (-67)
- Laredo 2 passenger ready: 55 → 0 min (-55)
- Brownsville Gateway passenger standard: 60 → 5 min (-55)
Cause not identified in current feeds.
Trade Policy Context
Raw policy feeds include future-dated notices (dated 7/6/2026), so they are non-current planning context, not current evidence. Items include:
- CBP notice: Modification and Clarification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Post-Summary Corrections
- Multiple Commerce/ITA antidumping and countervailing duty final results on steel, aluminum sheet, and pipe products
- ITC institution notice for Glyphosate From China investigations
Aviation & Airport Status
- SAN (San Diego Intl): closure notice for non-scheduled transient GA aircraft, except PPR
Notice text: “AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704 2603181300-2610010800”
Weather Impact
Active alerts:
- Extreme Heat Watch — issued July 5 at 4:12 AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ, in effect until July 8 at 8:00 PM MST
- Extreme Heat Watch — issued July 5 at 12:15 AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ, in effect until July 9 at 8:00 PM MST
Macro & Economic Context
Latest indicators:
- Brent crude: 71.59 (2026-06-29)
- WTI crude: 71.87 (2026-06-29)
- US diesel retail: 4.67 (2026-06-29)
- USD/CAD: 1.4182 (2026-06-26)
- USD/MXN: 17.4460 (2026-06-26)
- Trade weighted dollar: 120.89 (2026-06-26)
- BOPGSTB: -57,347.00 (2026-02-01)
Outlook
Current feeds show elevated waits at a handful of crossings, but several major corridors saw sharp 24-hour improvements. Monitor Eagle Pass, San Ysidro, Highgate Springs, and the southern Arizona heat watches for near-term operational variability.