USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says
CHICAGO -The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Friday walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in Mexico.
"Shipments will likely resume incrementally after the New Year, with full resumption of live animal movements sometime after that," Dr. Rosemary Sifford, USDA's chief veterinary officer, said in a statement. The USDA is tapping $165 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to bolster the fight against screwworm in Mexico and Central America, Moffitt said. It approved $109.8 million last year.
To resume shipments, Mexico must set up USDA-approved holding pens where inspectors will check and treat Mexican cattle for screwworm before they cross the border, Moffitt said. USDA will start inspecting Mexico's pens soon, she added. "They're just holding their breath right now," said Ron Gill, a Texas A&M University livestock specialist.
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