NM port shutdown due to New World screwworm ripples across state and both sides of the border

NM port shutdown due to New World screwworm ripples across state and both sides of the border

Empty corrals at the Santa Teresa international livestock crossing. As the United States’ border remains closed to live cattle imports—most of which come through New Mexico—the $1 billion industry experiences a state of upheaval, according to the Santa Teresa crossing director. (Courtesy Daniel Manzanares) Mexican ranchers’ current inability to ship roughly 1,500 cattle per day into the United States through New Mexico’s ports of entry continues…