EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Mexican government says it will aid cattle growers in three northern states as the ongoing U.S. livestock import ban devastates the industry.

The states of Sonora, Coahuila, and Durango will receive assistance under Plan Mexico, which involves federal investment and technical assistance in industries critical to the economy, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. The goal is to boost internal domestic beef production rather than rely on sending feeder steers to the U.S.

“We will support local meat production,” Sheinbaum said at a recent news conference in Mexico City. “The border is closed, but we have an agreement (with the United States) that we will present when it’s ready. There is agreement on technical markers to reopen (the border) or not.”

The U.S

See Full Page