Overview

• USDA experts are in Chihuahua and other northern states reviewing ranch facilities alongside Mexican technicians as part of export reassessments.
• SADER chief Julio Berdegué reports 371 new infestations in the past week and says only 0.005% of the national herd has been infected.
• Authorities say no cases have been detected in central or northern Mexico during the 10 months since the pest entered the country.
• Berdegué asserts there is no technical or scientific basis for the border closure and says he is in active contact with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.
• Agricultural groups warn SENASICA’s budget has fallen about 20% over a decade and faces a proposed 6.4% cut for 2026, while a Chiapas sterile‑fly plant is still about six months from full operation.