U.S. suspends importation of live cattle from Mexico
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday suspended live cattle imports at its southern border, citing the appearance of screwworm in points of Mexico 700 miles from the U.S. border. Mexico has expressed disagreement with the suspension, which it hopes will be lifted within two weeks.
Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, spoke after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended all cattle and livestock imports from Mexico last Sunday. In a morning news conference,
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Imports of livestock from the southern border have been banned due to the spread of a flesh-eating pest in Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday.