MEXICO CITY, (EFE) .- The National Agricultural Council (CNA) supported President Claudia Sheinbaum for her response to combat the boreride worm before the United States warning to curb Mexican cattle imports.
The CNA, which groups agricultural, livestock, fishing and agro -industrial producers, highlighted in a statement the importance of the “timely” reaction of the Mexican government to contain the plague and reinforce health controls before the alert of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA, in English).
“We recognize the importance of keeping dialogue open and strengthening collaboration with the United States authorities, aware that joint technical work has been essential to safeguard agricultural health of the region,” said the CNA.
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The controversy arose after Brooke Rollins, Secretary of American Agriculture, announced on Saturday the possibility of stopping Mexican imports of cattle by the bullshit worm outbreak before Mexico’s refusal to allow US air operations to combat the insect.
Sheinbaum described this request as “an excess” earlier on Monday and reiterated that Mexico is willing to collaborate, but without accepting impositions.
“There are things that are right, collaboration, coordination, and others that we consider to be excesses,” he said at a press conference at the National Palace.
The president stressed that the government is acting comprehensively against the plague, with measures on the southern border, where it was initially detected.
In November, the United States had already temporarily suspended Mexican cattle imports due to the presence of this plague, which recently caused the death of a 77 -year -old woman in Chiapas, due to myiasis caused by this insect.
Warns of consumer prices
In the midst of this context, the CNA emphasized in its note that an eventual closing of exports would have serious consequences for the Mexican rural economy, as well as for the meat supply chain in the United States, which would affect consumer prices and market stability.
“We trust that, through technical and diplomatic coordination, we will continue to advance in the protection of animal health, the well -being of the producers and the continuity of the trade,” the agency concluded.
Mexican cattle exports to the United States grew 37.8% in cycle 2023-2024, reaching 1.3 million heads, according to data from the National Service of Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality (Senasica).
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