MEXICO CITY, May 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the US Department of Agriculture will send a mission next week to assess the possibility of reopening the border to Mexican cattle exports.
Both Mexican and US producers have been demanding this step to reactivate a key commercial activity affected by a ban imposed by the US government in mid-May after detecting the presence of screwworm in livestock.
“There is progress, and it must be reopened because the United States needs it too. It’s not just a need for Mexican ranchers,” Sheinbaum said at a daily morning press conference.
“We do not want this pest to spread” so “all necessary measures are being taken,” she added.
“We hope this will open the border,” Sheinbaum said, adding that Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegue will follow up on the case.
On May 12, Washington announced a 15-day ban on the entry of live cattle from Mexico due to the pest. The measure has since been in place. — NNN-XINHUA
