As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread

As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread  Reuters

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona.

Mexico has traditionally provided 1.1 million head, or about 3% of the U.S. cattle supply

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, Aug 24 - Mexico is bolstering its screwworm containment campaign in northern border states where recent cases have been detected, heightening scrutiny of livestock exports as cross-border trade resumed on Monday under a phased U.S. reopening.

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