Group Warns Against US Decision to Reopen Border to Mexican Cattle Amid Screwworm Outbreak

A cattle industry group is speaking out against the federal government’s decision to reopen the southwest border to Mexican cattle imports, saying the risk is too high in light of the New World screwworm outbreak. R-CALF USA, a cattle producer-only trade association, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to delay reopening the border to Mexican cattle this month until the screwworm is fully eradicated. Bill Bullard, the Montana-based group’s chief executive officer, said on X that it was “Big Ag’s” desire for a cheap supply of beef from Mexico that was behind the push to reopen cattle imports....