Ranchers ask Sheinbaum to limit beef imports from Brazil

The livestock industry in Mexico has requested President Claudia Sheinbaum to limit imports of live cattle and beef, primarily from Brazil, which have increased by over 250% compared to 2024, affecting the prices and marketing of national production. Through a letter sent to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the National Confederation of Livestock Organizations (CNOG) and the Unions of Beef Exporting Livestock argued that, given the temporary closure of Mexican veal exports to the United States due to the screwworm, it is essential for the Mexican industry to place the healthy cattle in the domestic market. They proposed incorporating maximum import quotas for beef within the Package Against Inflation and Dearth (PACIC), so that these purchases from Brazil and Argentina are complementary and do not harm Mexican producers. The CNOG, led by Homero García de la Llata, recalled that more than 700,000 heads of cattle have stopped being exported, "we also estimate it as a priority to ...