USDA announces resumption of cattle imports from Mexico.

THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday (24) the coordinated and gradual reopening of cattle entry ports in the south of the country starting on August 24, enabling the resumption of imports from Mexico by the country. 

The measure was taken after the Mexican government joined the Joint Action Plan established by the USDA. The department will resume the flow of imports through the port of entry in Douglas, Arizona — simultaneously, the ports of Santa Teresa and Columbus, New Mexico, will also be reopened. 

In a statement, the agricultural department said that all ports will undergo a full inspection to ensure there are no signs of… New World blowfly (NWS), which led to the ban on Mexican imports. 

“The closure of southern ports of entry over the past year was a difficult but necessary measure to control the spread of NWS in Mexico and protect American livestock,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.