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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday suspended live cattle imports at its southern border, citing the appearance of screwworm in points of Mexico 700 miles from the U.S. border. Mexico has expressed disagreement with the suspension, which it hopes will be lifted within two weeks.
Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, spoke after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended all cattle and livestock imports from Mexico last Sunday. In a morning news conference,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the suspension of all live cattle, horse and bison imports through U.S. southern border entries.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called the safety of the nation’s food supply "a national security issue of the utmost importance."
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