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Monday, July 14, 2025
Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest
The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS).
Friday, May 16, 2025
US stops imports of live cattle from Mexico over concerns of New World screwworm
The spread of New World screwworm (NWS) has prompted the United States to suspend imports of live cattle, horses and bison through ports of entry along the border with Mexico.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Mexico receives 8,014 Holstein dairy cows from Australia
Mexico received a second shipment of cattle from Australia in April, bringing to 8,014 the number of Holstein dairy cows arriving at the northwest port of Mazatlán from the Australian port of Portland, Victoria.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Mexico and South Africa expected to increase corn production in 2025/26
Corn production in Mexico and South Africa is forecast to rise in the 2025/26 season, according to reports from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
New Mexico, US university collaborates on dairy partnership with Indonesia
Indonesia is attempting to establish its free lunch programme for an estimated 80 million schoolchildren, and the Department of Agriculture of New Mexico, the United States, working with New Mexico State University's (NMSU) Cooperative Exte ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
US to allow cattle imports from Mexico to resume
The United States will permit Mexican cattle imports to resume after signing memorandums to lift a temporary suspension, Mexico's agriculture chief wrote in a post on social media site X on February 1.
Friday, December 20, 2024
USDA retracts comments on resuming US' cattle imports from Mexico before year-end holidays
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) late on December 13 walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
US Trump administration considers expanding floating fish farms in Gulf of Mexico
The upcoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is considering expanding floating fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico, a plan to boost domestic seafood production, and reduce reliance on imports.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
US halts cattle imports from Mexico following New World screwworm case
The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm (NWS) was identified at the lakeside town of Catazaja in southern Chiapas state, the Mexican government said on November 24.
Monday, November 25, 2024
NOAA proposes aquaculture opportunity areas in southern California and Gulf of Mexico
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), a US federal agency, has identified 14 potential locations along southern California's coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for establishing Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs).
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Mexico's meat consumption and production set for growth over the next decade
Meat consumption and production in Mexico are expected to rise significantly over the next decade, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) titled Agricultural Projections to 2033, Meat + Poultry reported.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
WH Group to spin off Smithfield Foods' US and Mexico operations with US listing
WH Group Ltd, the world's largest pork producer, announced it will spin off the US and Mexico businesses of Smithfield Foods Inc and take the pork company public in the US, Bloomberg reported.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Mexico shifts focus away from yellow corn self-sufficiency under new administration
Mexico's incoming government will abandon a core goal of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reduce imports of yellow corn and achieve self-sufficiency in production of the grain, according to the incoming agriculture minister ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Mexico considers final US labeling rule for meat, poultry and egg "discriminatory"
Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) has rejected on March 14 the final labeling rule for meat, poultry and egg products recently announced by the United States, considering it "discriminatory" against Mexican producers and creati ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Mexico to boost corn imports in 2024-25 marketing year
Mexico is expected to significantly increase its corn imports during the upcoming 2024-2025 marketing year, according to a recent report by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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