National Cattlemen's Beef Association applauds Agriculture Secretary Rollins' recent decision to suspend Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over the spread of New World screwworm, saying Mexico's corruption and mismangement has caused the pest to spread closer to the U.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday suspended live cattle imports at its southern border, citing the appearance of screwworm in points of Mexico 700 miles from the U.S. border. Mexico has expressed disagreement with the suspension, which it hopes will be lifted within two weeks.

Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, spoke after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended all cattle and livestock imports from Mexico last Sunday. In a morning news conference,

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended all horse, cattle and bison imports over the parasitic outbreak.

The latest halt in cattle imports via the U.S.-Mexico border comes only months after imports were stopped due to the same reason.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently sent a letter to Mexico in order to help fight the spread of the flesh-eating parasite.

Cattle are held in a corral before being exported to the United States through the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced an agreement with Mexico on the management of the New World screwworm,