Mexico disagrees with US suspension of Mexican cattle imports over screwworm

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said connected Monday that her federation did not hold with the U.S.' determination to suspend Mexican imports of cattle, horses and bison implicit the beingness of the New World screwworm, adding that Mexico had shown collaboration successful eradicating the pest.

On Sunday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she was suspending specified imports done the confederate U.S. border, with her bureau adding the suspension would beryllium successful spot connected a "month-by-month" basis.

Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said the measurement would lone beryllium successful spot for 15 days, which Sheinbaum repeated successful her regular property league connected Monday.

"Minister Berdegue has already spoken with (Rollins) and projected that it would lone past 15 days to support working, and we anticipation that this measure, which we see unfair, volition beryllium lifted precise soon," Sheinbaum said.

The U.S. and Mexico had reached an statement past period connected the handling of the damaging pest, which tin infest livestock and wildlife and transportation maggots that burrow into the tegument of surviving animals, causing superior and often fatal damage.

The U.S. said the efforts were not enough, which Sheinbaum rebuffed.

"We can't beryllium rushing to respond to whatever's said that day, particularly from the U.S. agriculture secretary," Sheinbaum said. "Mexico is nary one's pinata."

The president added that she hoped the suspension would not correspond a important economical deed to Mexico, fixed the presumption that it should past 15 days.

(Reporting by Kylie Madry; Edtigin by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)