Wyoming Ranchers Split On Opening Mexico Border To Beef After Screwworm Outbreak

Wyoming Ranchers Split On Opening Mexico Border To Beef After Screwworm Outbreak

Wyoming ranchers are split on the USDA considering a phased reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to beef following a devastating screwworm outbreak. Some say it could mean lower prices, but others will be “greatly opposed to it."

Deputy Secretary Shares Factors Being Considered For Potential Reopening of US Mexico Border to Livestock

DepositPhotos image After U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins closed the southern border to livestock crossings last year due to the threat of New World Screwworm, Secretary Rollins indicated at a recent event that a partial reopening of the border is being considered. We caught up with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden to learn what factors they are considering. Deputy Secretary Vaden said, “So obviously factor number one is what is …

Slow Recovery Expected for Mexican Cattle Imports When Border Reopens

As speculation grows around a potential reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to cattle imports, market watchers and producers alike are asking the same questions: how quickly will shipments resume, and what will that mean for the cattle industry? Oklahoma State Livestock Economist Dr. Derrell Peel says historically, Mexican cattle imports have been a consistent, though...

SHIC keeps watch on New World screwworm threat

As of April 1, over 1,270 swine have been affected with NWS in Mexico, representing approximately 6.5% of total cases.