The US may open the border to Mexican cows after the New Year

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated an additional $165 million to continue combating the New World screwworm parasite, following its discovery in U.S. cattle from Mexico in November 2024. This emergency funding, provided by the Agricultural Producer Credit Corporation, is part of an ongoing effort to address this issue through the production of sterile male flies to curb the parasite's spread. The border for livestock shipments from Mexico is currently closed, but it is anticipated to reopen some time next year. The USDA remains hopeful for a full recovery, though a complete return to normal may take some time. This strategy has successfully eradicated or significantly reduced the screwworm population in the U.S. and Central America, despite the occasional relapse.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a second round of emergency funding to combat the incursion of a parasite into the country that has disrupted livestock shipments from Mexico. The border for animals will likely reopen next year, Reuters reports. “Supplies will likely resume gradually after the New Year, with full recovery of live animal shipments expected to take some time,” the news agency quotes Rosemary Sifford, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Phytosanitary Inspection Service (APHIS). The United States closed the border to Mexican cows in November 2024 after the New World screwworm (NSW) was discovered in cattle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is raising $165 million from the state-owned Agricultural Producer Credit Corporation to combat NSW in Mexico and Central America. Last year, $109.8 million was allocated for these purposes, the agricultural department clarified. The New World screwworm is the larval form of the fly Cochliomyia ...

Source: Milknews