Sonora stabilizes cattle exports after closure due to plague

Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño announced that cattle exports to the United States have stabilized, with more than 54,591 animals crossing through the quarantine stations in Agua Prieta and Nogales. The border was temporarily closed by United States authorities in November 2024 due to the detection of a cattle with the presence of the cattle screwworm and the crossing was reopened in February of this year. When the crossings restarted, the lots …

Government of Sonora With the efforts of the governor Alfonso Durazo, it has been achieved the regularization of the crossing of cattle through the border points to the United States, reaching more than 54,591 heads exported since the reopening of the border, last February. When the crossing was opened the lots were 500 heads, but as the sanitary requirements were met, the quantity increased to reach the thousand animals by border port, with the…