US could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry, official says
- A U.S. Department of Agriculture official warned Mexico about potential livestock import restrictions on April 26, 2025.
- Concerns over New World screwworm infestations near the border prompted this warning.
- Mexico's limits on aerial spraying flights and customs duties hinder joint eradication efforts.
- "USDA will restrict the importation of animal commodities," Rollins stated, setting an April 30 deadline.
- Failure to resolve issues by April 30 risks trade disruption affecting both nations.
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The new front of dispute between the U.S. government and that of Mexico is now being fought in the livestock sector. This Saturday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Claudia Sheinbaum’s government in which she warned that it will again restrict imports of animal products from Mexico if the fight against the plague of cochliomyia hominivorax or sweeping worm is not intensified, before this Wednesday. The decision is ma…
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