The US will start reopening ports to Mexican livestock in phases, after trade along the southern border had been halted in May by the spread of a parasitic fly.
The port in Douglas, Arizona, will be the first to reopen as soon as July 7, after live imports of cattle, horses and bison were suspended as the flesh-eating New World screwworm threatened animals, the US Department of Agriculture said Monday. Additional ports in New Mexico and Texas are scheduled to follow suit until mid-September, with the agency evaluating potential risks and impacts after each reopening.
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