US EditionMexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US
SONORA, MEXICO, AUG 5 – The US Department of Agriculture halted Mexican cattle imports three times since last November due to screwworm infestations, with over 2,258 cases reported in Mexico, officials said.
- Amid parasite concerns, U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing in July, the third suspension in eight months, citing a `devastating pest`.
- As the screwworm was found in southern Mexico, officials warned of its northward spread, with larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax invading warm-blooded tissue.
- This year, Mexican ranchers exported fewer than 200,000 head of cattle, less than half the usual, due to a parasite outbreak impacting exports to the US.
- In Hermosillo, rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas warned the import ban came at a dire time after two years of drought, reducing his herd and forcing debt.
- Ibarra Vargas warned that without a market or money for feed, many ranchers could be forced out, as they lack funds to continue feeding calves, despite pleas to the U.S.
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Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a parasite ravages cattle exports to the U.S.
U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing the border in July due to concerns about the flesh-eating maggot which has been found in southern Mexico and is creeping north.(Image credit: Fernando Llano)
Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the U.S.
The United States' suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martin Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought had hoped to put his family on better footing selling his calves across the northern border.
Screwworm: Tiny parasite ravages Mexican cattle exports to the U.S.
The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought had hoped to put his family on better footing selling his calves across the northern border.
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