Florida Farmers on Govt Shutdown and Mexico's New Screwworm Regulations
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**When the federal government shut down Wednesday, Florida’s farmers and ranchers were left facing more uncertainty of government support.
Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb Smith says our farm families need stability, and passing the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 will allow critical work to continue without interruption.
The shutdown stops access to key USDA services that farmers and ranchers rely on, including disaster assistance, conservation programs and animal health protection.
www.floridafarmbureau.org/news/florida-farm-bureau-urges-senate-to-end-government-shutdown/
**National Farmers Union President Rob Larew reacted positively to a recent announcement from the USDA and Department of Justice.
He issued a statement applauding the news after the two agencies came together in a new initiative to scrutinize competitive conditions in the agricultural marketplace.
Larew says American agriculture is at a breaking point.
Rising input costs are hitting family farmers and ranchers hard, and corporate consolidation is a major cause.
**Mexico’s government instituted new regulations on livestock movement because of their New World screwworm infestation and as tensions with the U.S. continues to heat up.
Mexico’s meat chamber AMEG said restricting the movement of livestock from the south to the northern part of the country “threatens the economic viability of the sector that generated $192 billion in 2024.”
AMEG says recent measures jeopardize the supply chain of the meat production sector.
