Mexico says the border should be reopening for cattle exports to the U.S. soon. It’s been closed for more than a month, after a flesh-eating worm parasite was reported in a cow in southern Mexico.
The state of Sonora’s agriculture secretary said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has finished its inspection of the cattle border crossings between Arizona and Mexico.
Mexico is now making changes at the Agua Prieta and Nogales crossings, which it said will be done in a week.
After that, U.S. authorities will reinspect and decide whether to re-open the crossings.
The United States closed its southwest border to cattle imports in November, after a New World Screwworm case was detected in a cow in the south of Mexico. The parasitic fly larvae burrow into the flesh of warm-blooded animals and can often be fatal. They were eradicated from the United States in 1966.
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President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, even from trading partners like Canada and Mexico. -
President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports starting Monday. That includes steel from Mexico and Canada, which are main importers of steel into the U.S.
