USDA halts live animal imports through US-Mexico border

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture suspends imports of horses, cattle, and bison from Mexico

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Brooke Rollins, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, announced the suspension of importing live cattle, horse, and bison from Mexico, because of a parasitic fly. The New World Screwworm, which the USDA describes as a deadly parasitic fly has been spreading through Mexico. According to Oklahoma State University, from 2004-23, 1.17 million heads of Mexican cattle were imported into the U.S. This year alone has see…

Flesh-eating screwworm detected, US stops imports of Mexican cattle

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would be suspending all cattle, horse and bison imports from Mexico after a flesh-eating parasite known as a screwworm was detected. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says a potential outbreak is a national security issue, and it could devastate livestock if it crosses into the U.S. The screwworm was found in Veracruz and Oaxaca, which is just 700 miles from the U.S. According to …

USDA Livestock Import Ban Issued, Flesh-Eating Pest - American Faith

President Donald Trump’s administration has suspended imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through ports of entry along the southern border in response to the advancing threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite that has moved within 700 miles of the U.S. border. The order took immediate effect Sunday, announced by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. “This is not about politics or punishment of Mexico,” Rolli…

US suspends livestock imports from Mexico over screwworm infestations

The U.S. on Sunday suspended imports of livestock through the southern U.S. border to prevent the spread of New World screwworm, a move that was swiftly criticized by Mexico “I am announcing the suspension of live cattle, horse and bison imports through U.S. southern border ports of entry effective immediately,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a social media post. Due to the threat of New World Screwworm I am announcing the su…

US Cattle Futures Hit New Highs After Mexican Beef Imports Halted To Stop "Pest Invasion"

US Cattle Futures Hit New Highs After Mexican Beef Imports Halted To Stop "Pest Invasion"  Feeder cattle futures in Chicago surged to a record high on Monday after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced an immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports from southern border land ports. The move comes in response to the spread of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico—a parasitic threat deemed a national s…

US halts Mexican cattle imports over screwworm outbreak

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described the Trump administration's decision to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days due to the detection of screwworm in shipments as “unfair.”