Reading Time: 2 minutes The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a port of entry in Arizona.
U.S. again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms
Mexico to open sterile fly plant to combat screwworm in 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico's government said on Monday that it has started to build a $51 million (C$69.8 million) facility in the country's south as part of an effort to combat screwworm, a pest that has disrupted Mexican exports of cattle to the United States.
USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico following a prolonged closure over the damaging pest New World screwworm.
USDA notes shifts in Mexican corn
Production up, imports dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Corn production in Mexico is projected to increase 6.5 per cent in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City reported. Meanwhile, the country’s imports are expected to dip 1.4 per cent.
USDA plans sterile fly facility in Texas to combat screwworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans on Wednesday to open a sterile fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas, as part of the country's effort to fight the encroachment of New World screwworm.
USDA mission to travel to Mexico with eye toward lifting cattle import suspension, Mexico says
Reading Time: < 1 minute A mission representing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will travel to Mexico in the coming days, Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, and could then lift its suspension of Mexican cattle imports.
Mexico says it expects early review of CUSMA trade pact
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico expects a planned review of the CUSMA trilateral trade pact with the U.S. and Canada to kick off ahead of schedule, the nation’s economy minister said on Monday.
U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.
Mexico agriculture minister says reached deals with US counterpart, met with tomato sector
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Tuesday he reached agreements with U.S. counterpart Brooke Rollins in a "friendly" meeting in Washington and met with tomato industry executives, but did not elaborate further.
Mexico now top buyer of U.S. ag commodities
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
Reading Time: 3 minutes A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
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