Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Force in Play

Imposing temporary import restrictions on US livestock from Texas

Mexican cattle began crossing at Columbus, New Mexico, on October 26, ending a closure of nearly two years at a port that normally handles about a third of US cattle imports from Mexico. The same week, the USDA confirmed screwworm in a dog in Arizona and reported 71 US cases since June, 18 of them still active.

Updated Oct 30