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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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US says it will begin lifting a suspension of Mexican cattle imports starting in August

Mexico US Screwworm - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The United States announced Friday it will begin reopening the border to Mexican cattle imports on Aug. 24, more than a year after it imposed the measure due to the spread of the New World screwworm in Mexico.

In a statement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the reopening of cattle imports from Mexico will begin at the Douglas, Arizona border crossing, which borders Agua Prieta in Mexico’s Sonora state.

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