The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) confirmed that the governments of Mexico and the United States agreed to carry out from July 7 the staggered reopening of the common border for livestock, after it was closed in May due to the baranger worm.
The agency added that there was a virtual meeting between its headline, Julio Berdegué Sacristán, and his American counterpart, Brooke Rollins, who recognized the results achieved and the collaboration of the Government of Mexico.
Rollins proposed a reopening calendar, but at the request of Berdegué he agreed to review it and see the possibility of accelerating some of the deadlines, a topic that will be resolved soon, the Sader indicated in a statement.
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The agency added that this Tuesday a bilateral technical meeting will be held between the Health and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the National Service of Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality (Senasica) to follow up on the agreements.
He also announced that in order to avoid the dispersion of the plague, as of July 7, the transfer of cattle that does not have the constancy of inspection and treatment for boreride worm will be prohibited, from affected areas to the center and northern Mexico.
The Sader statement was published on social networks after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the gradual reopening.
The ports will reopen in phases from July 7, starting with Douglas, Arizona, which according to the USDA is the point of entry with less risk due to its location and the “long history of effective collaboration” between the officials of Sonora and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the department.
With Reuters information
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