Mexico Closes Its Border To Canada's Cattle
Today's Star Phoenix reports this:
Mexico will ban cattle from Alberta from crossing its border until officials find out more about what Canada is doing to prevent mad cow disease, a Canadian industry official said Thursday.
The move comes after Canada found its 14th case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in a six-year-old cow last week in Alberta, the largest cattle-producing province.
Mexico is not a major market for Canadian breeding stock, but Canadian producers are disappointed about the ban, which Alberta cattle producer Travis Toews said is not consistent with international guidelines for trade with countries that have a controlled risk for the disease
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