Mexico and US Collaborate to Combat Screwworm Outbreak

Mexico and the United States have yet to finalize a date to resume Mexican cattle exports, disrupted by a screwworm parasite outbreak. Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are testing mobile plants to boost sterile fly production by 20 million flies weekly.

On Wednesday, Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue announced that no date has been set for resuming Mexican cattle exports to the United States, following a screwworm parasite outbreak.

Berdegue revealed he had engaged in talks with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins via video conference. The discussion centered on experimenting with modular mobile plants in Mexico that, if effective, could bolster sterile fly production by a staggering 20 million additional flies weekly.

The efforts to eradicate the flesh-eating screwworm represent a collaborative initiative between the two nations, aimed at solving the export disruption through innovative methods.

(With inputs from agencies.)