Sheinbaum to Meet US Agriculture Secretary to Discuss Border Closure Impact

Claudia Sheinbaum will meet with Brooke Rollins, the US Agriculture Secretary, to discuss the impact of the prolonged border closure affecting livestock exports from Mexico.

• On November 6, 2023, Claudia Sheinbaum will meet with Brooke Rollins to address the ongoing partial closure of the US-Mexico border affecting cattle exports due to a pest outbreak.
• The border closure, which has lasted nearly a year, was implemented to combat the spread of the gusano barrenador, impacting the agricultural trade between Mexico and the United States.
• This meeting will take place at the National Palace (Mexico), where discussions will focus on mitigating the economic effects of the restrictions on livestock exports.