U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.
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U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
Mexico agriculture minister says reached deals with US counterpart, met with tomato sector
Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Tuesday he reached agreements with U.S. counterpart Brooke Rollins in a "friendly" meeting in Washington and met with tomato industry executives, but did not elaborate further.
Mexico now top buyer of U.S. ag commodities
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
US and Mexico have reached agreement on New World screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says
US said on Saturday it could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry
President Donald Trump's administration warned on Saturday that it will restrict livestock imports from Mexico if that country's government does not intensify its fight against a damaging pest called New World screwworm.
Mexico reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu
Mexico on Tuesday logged its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza, a three-year-old girl in the northern state of Coahuila, according to the state's health minister.
Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.
Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.
Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa
Both countries face challenges to greater output
Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.
Cattle market volatility increases as tariff uncertainty continues
Resumption of U.S./Mexico cattle trade will temper market upside
At the time of writing this article, the implementations of U.S. tariffs and Canadian retaliatory measures were delayed for 30 days. However, the threat remains. This is the wild card moving forward.
Trump says Canada, Mexico tariff reprieve is short-term move, duties may rise over time
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the reprieve given to Mexico and Canada on tariffs is a short-term measure and tariffs could go up over time.
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