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Mexico Claims 99.9% Screwworm Containment, Presses to Reopen U.S. Cattle Trade

U.S. conditions include a fast‑tracked sterile‑fly plant.

Overview

  • Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué says Mexico has contained 99.9% of cases since late 2024 and that the herd is safe to resume exports, citing only 0.002% of cattle affected.
  • The government reports 1.22 billion pesos spent this year and unveils an upgraded federal inspection point in Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, funded with 50 million pesos to strengthen DINESA’s second sanitary barrier.
  • Ranchers’ federation CNOG signed commitments with Sader to implement updated emergency protocols, accredit technical staff at southern collection centers, and execute a joint U.S.–Mexico action plan for reopening and eventual eradication, with temporary movement limits tied to recent cases in Nuevo León.
  • Despite federal claims, Yucatán’s rural agency reports spread to 93 municipalities with 1,216 cumulative cases, with state teams treating reports within 24 hours alongside Senasica.
  • Producers’ group AMEG warns multiplied checkpoints and duplicative inspections have extended trips by up to 12 hours, harming animal welfare and supply, while President Claudia Sheinbaum says the U.S. requires a sterile‑fly facility and Mexico will accelerate its construction.