With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens
The crossing is the third to reopen under new safeguards as officials try to stop the New World screwworm from spreading.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reopened the Columbus, New Mexico, border crossing to Mexican cattle, marking the third port to resume trade after a two-year closure due to the New World screwworm.
- Reappearing in Mexico in 2024, the parasite threatened the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry, prompting federal officials to close border crossings after more than 60 cases were confirmed across Texas and New Mexico.
- New protocols require insecticide dipping and head-to-tail inspections before animals reach the border; Dudley Hoskins, undersecretary for the USDA's marketing and regulatory programs, stated, "Inspections, detections, the reporting and the response—that is the system working."
- Restoring the $1 billion annual cattle trade provides significant economic relief to the region; Gerardo Fierro, executive director of the New Mexico Border Authority, noted the community lost jobs and tax revenue during the closure.
- The USDA plans to open another crossing in Nogales, Arizona, on November 30, though experts caution that shoppers should not expect immediate relief on beef prices as herds rebuild.
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With the approval of U.S. agricultural inspectors, Mexican cattle began crossing Monday through a border crossing in New Mexico that was closed for almost two years, while both countries are working to prevent the spread...
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Border crossing reopens with tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm
Mexican cattle began moving on Monday through a border crossing as both Mexico and the U.S. work to stop the flesh-eating New World screwworm from spreading.
With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens – WTOP News
With the all-clear from U.S. agriculture inspectors, Mexican cattle began moving on Monday through a border crossing in New Mexico that had been closed for nearly two years as both nations work to stop the flesh-eating New World screwworm from spreading. The screwworm — actually a fly larva that burrows into the flesh of livestock,...
With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reop
With the all-clear from U.S. agriculture inspectors, Mexican cattle began moving on Monday through a border crossing in New Mexico that had been closed for nearly two years as both nations work to stop the flesh-eating New
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With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens
Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again.
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