Mexico and the U.S. agree on measures that will lead to the reopening of livestock exports
Mexican livestock is safe. The number of new weekly cases of the cattle screwworm is decreasing in the south-southeast, and the center and north of the country remain free of the pest.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué Sacristán, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brooke Rollins, held a video conference today to discuss the next steps to lift the suspension of livestock exports.
Secretary Rollins expressed her satisfaction with the measures implemented by Mexico and requested more time to complete her analysis. Secretary Berdegué extended an invitation to a mission of USDA experts to visit the country as soon as possible to confirm the effectiveness of the campaign against the cattle screwworm (CWS).
Brooke Rollins informed Secretary Berdegué of the approval of U.S. assistance to install a new plant for the production of sterile GBG flies in Chiapas, a proposal put forward by Mexico since the beginning of the emergency in November 2024. Additionally, a regionalization strategy will be initiated to keep the northern part of the country free of GBG by strengthening livestock movement control measures, inspection, surveillance, and treatment.
Mexico's approach in these talks has been that it is necessary to reach a comprehensive agreement on the strategy and protocols to contain and eradicate GBG. This agreement should provide certainty that Mexican cattle exports to the United States (US) will not be interrupted, provided the agreed-upon measures and protocols are followed. This seeks to provide certainty to domestic producers, as well as to importers and feeders of Mexican cattle in the US.
Livestock farms in both countries are part of an increasingly integrated value chain within the framework of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which also includes the import of yellow corn and other grains used in livestock feed in Mexico, as well as the import of U.S.-origin meat products.
At the technical level, an agreement was reached between the two countries, endorsed during a high-level meeting held in Washington, DC, on May 22 and 23.
At the same time, Secretary Berdegué informed his counterpart that the number of new weekly GBG cases peaked in mid-April and has since decreased by 51.8%, demonstrating the effectiveness of the measures that continue to be implemented.
The Mexican government is confident that, based on the results achieved on the ground and the technical agreements reached, livestock exports will resume shortly.
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