Mexico president says US decision to close border over screwworm is 'exaggerated'

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum listens to a question during her daily news conference at National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that the U.S. decision to halt cattle imports from Mexico again over the flesh-eating screwworm pest was "exaggerated."

"From our point of view, it is a totally exaggerated decision to close the border again," Sheinbaum said in her morning press conference, following the U.S. decision after screwworm advanced closer to its border with Mexico.