Overview

• Agriculture chiefs Brooke Rollins and Julio Berdegué presented a bilateral Plan of Action detailing regional zoning, maritime import protocols, trap-based monitoring and SENASICA-certified corral movements
• The United States will fund conversion of the Metapa de Domínguez facility in Chiapas to produce up to 100 million sterile flies weekly, aiming for full operation by mid-2026
• Jalisco has formed a reaction table, deployed trained canine detection teams and certified its first state corral to inspect cattle transit from southern regions
• The Unión Nacional de Trabajadores Agrícolas and other producer groups have demanded a suspension of Central American cattle imports and the closure of Mexico’s southern border over illegal-trafficking concerns
• No date has been set for resuming U.S. live-cattle imports as persistent outbreaks in Mexico’s south-southeast continue to drive export suspensions and economic losses