US To Resume Mexican Cattle Imports After Yearlong Screwworm Ban

US To Resume Mexican Cattle Imports After Yearlong Screwworm Ban Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The United States said on Friday it will end a ban on imports of Mexican cattle implemented more than a year ago to combat the New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating livestock pest that has already made it into Texas and New Mexico. Cattle are herded in a stable in Hamilton, Texas, on June 5, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In its announcement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would coordinate a phased reopening of southern cattle ports beginning Aug. 24. USDA officials said the United States will first start taking Mexican cattle again at Douglas, Arizona, with two more ports in New Mexico to...

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