Cattle Trade
The Great Beef Siege: USDA Halts Mexican Imports as Screwworm Crisis Hits the Texas Border
The North American cattle industry has entered a state of emergency following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to indefinitely suspend all live cattle imports from Mexico. This drastic measure comes as the New World screwworm (NWS)—a devastating, flesh-eating parasite—has been detected within 200 miles