US EditionMexico to tighten cattle flows from south, rules out shutting border over screwworm
- On May 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a suspension of incoming shipments of live cattle, equines, and bison from Mexico through border crossings in the south in response to the detection of New World Screwworm.
- The suspension comes after New World Screwworm cases were found on isolated farms located as far north as the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, which lie approximately 700 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The parasitic fly lays eggs in open wounds of warm-blooded animals, causing flesh-eating maggots that inflict serious and often fatal damage to livestock and wildlife.
- USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins characterized the parasite's spread as a troubling progression toward the north and announced that livestock imports from Mexico will be suspended on a monthly basis until the infestation is effectively controlled.
- Mexico announced tighter controls on cattle movement from the south but ruled out closing its southern border, expressing confidence in reaching an agreement to resume trade soon.
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Inspectors of the Ministry of Rural Development of Chihuahua will increase surveillance and livestock health measures in stables in the south of the entity adjacent to the state of Durango, to prevent the entry of animals affected with worm sweeper, said the owner of the dependency, Mauro Parada.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said she will suspend imports of livestock from Mexico “on a monthly basis,” so as to protect U.S. livestock from the threat of a dangerous infestation of a parasite that feeds on living tissue.This parasite is the New World's (NGM) sweepworm that is in fact a fly and was eradicated about 60 years ago in the U.S. The Department of Agriculture said on Sunday in a statement that the GNM was recently det…
USDA Halts Cattle Imports from Mexico Due to Flesh-Eating Pest
The Trump administration is halting live cattle, horse, and bison imports due to the spread of flesh-eating pest that is threatening to cross the southern border. The post ‘National Security Issue’: Trump Administration Halts Cattle Imports from Mexico Due to Flesh-Eating Pest appeared first on Breitbart.
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