Leaders of the North American pork sector reaffirmed their commitment to producing nutritious, sustainable and affordable pork at a recent trilateral meeting held in Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
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Canadian Pork Council meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts
North American pork sector committed to food security, responsible production
U.S. again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms
The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a port of entry in Arizona.
Mexico to open sterile fly plant to combat screwworm in 2026
Mexico's government said on Monday that it has started to build a $51 million (C$69.8 million) facility in the country's south as part of an effort to combat screwworm, a pest that has disrupted Mexican exports of cattle to the United States.
USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico following a prolonged closure over the damaging pest New World screwworm.
Mexico moves from durum exporter to importer
The rapid decline in the country’s exports is attributed to a combination of unfavourable weather and reduced acres
Mexico is shifting from being a major exporter of durum to an importer of the crop in 2025-26, says an analyst.
USDA notes shifts in Mexican corn
Production up, imports dip
Corn production in Mexico is projected to increase 6.5 per cent in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City reported. Meanwhile, the country’s imports are expected to dip 1.4 per cent.
USDA plans sterile fly facility in Texas to combat screwworm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans on Wednesday to open a sterile fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas, as part of the country's effort to fight the encroachment of New World screwworm.
USDA mission to travel to Mexico with eye toward lifting cattle import suspension, Mexico says
A mission representing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will travel to Mexico in the coming days, Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, and could then lift its suspension of Mexican cattle imports.
Mexico now top buyer of U.S. ag commodities
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
Mexican bean crop rebounds after multi-year drought
Mexico’s production has been hampered by lack of certified seed, inadequate irrigation and adverse weather conditions
Mexico’s bean production was 1.01 million tonnes, a 41 per cent increase over the previous year, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
