Announcement from Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins: “I have ordered an immediate shutdown of live cattle, bison, and horse trade through the southern U.S.–Mexico border. This decisive action comes after Mexico confirmed another case of New World Screwworm in Veracruz.”
(Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025)– Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal grid, on the eastern side of the country and 370 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border.
This new northward detection comes approximately two months after northern detections were reported in Oaxaca and Veracruz, less than 700 miles away from the U.S. border, which triggered the closure of our ports to Mexican cattle, bison, and horses on May 11, 2025.
[…] Therefore, in order to protect American livestock and our nation’s food supply, Secretary Rollins has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry effective immediately. (read more)
The covid pandemic was fake. What else.
another hidden tarriff technique.
halting this probably leans some countries into the desire to negotiate.
Fortunately, in NE GA we are able to find small local farmers who produce and are licensed to process poultry, pork and beef.
As one who was raised on a very well structured and producing farm, I find the prices highly competitive with our local grocery/meat stores.
We are very thankful to have fresh eggs, pork, beef and poultry; now if I could find that good fresh tomato, along with other fresh fruits and vegetables.
We did continue to garden when we moved here permanently 11 years ago, however, my husband is no longer able to deal with the vegetables and all the fruit is eaten by the woodland critters before we can scoff it up!
Even though we both have free Georgia hunting licenses, we no longer hunt or fish.
Aging process seems to take its toll after a fashion.
AND we have dairy farmers who are licensed to sell their product as well.
So, we did indeed chose wisely when it came to retirement.
If our cattle get infected, how high could the costs go? This is a good thing. Next step should be to push up US cattle herd numbers.
are chicken nuggets next?