USDA: Mexico report is mistaken

A report from a state official in Mexico today incorrectly claimed that USDA has set a date to resume livestock imports from Mexico.

This is NOT accurate.

USDA has not set a date for resuming livestock imports.

USDA will resume livestock imports only when we determine that the risk of New World Screwworm introduction into the United States can be adequately mitigated.

To make that determination, USDA is currently evaluating:

• Our science based import protocol

• The animal health status of individual Mexican states

• The degree to which Mexico’s national agriculture authority has made progress in implementing USDA’s recommendations

We remain committed to a cautious, evidence driven process that protects U.S. livestock and the broader agricultural economy.

–USDA statement on social media