Screwworm Crisis Puts Pressure on Mexican Ranchers Yearning for US Reopening
A year after Mexico registered the first case of cattle screwworm (GBG) in the south of the country and the US government closed the border to Mexican cattle exports, there is no date for a possible reopening, which has generated a crisis in the sector, a shortage of beef in North America and inflation and shortages in both countries, said producers and specialists.
Since the reappearance of this plague in Mexico in November 2024, the United States decided to close its border to Mexican cattle exports on three occasions during the last twelve months, the last time on July 9 after the detection of a case in the north of the state of Veracruz...
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