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Cattle slaughter in Puebla falls 5% amid screwworm alerts
Cattle slaughter in Puebla fell 5% this year, according to the state’s agricultural council chief.
In the city of Puebla, the federally inspected slaughterhouse processed 20,313 cattle, down from 21,428 over the period cited.
Screwworm-related health alerts and movement restrictions have disrupted cattle supplies, including animals brought from southern Mexico.
Puebla has only four federally inspected slaughterhouses across its 217 municipalities, and producers say the shortage forces some to transport cattle to other states for slaughter.
The lack of suitable facilities can reduce meat value by as much as 40%, while adding transport, slaughter and packaging costs.
Industry representatives want more certified slaughterhouses and stronger health controls to help protect livestock and reduce costs.
The council chief said the screwworm alert remains in place and called for an effective plan to control and eradicate the parasite.
Cattle slaughter at the Puebla abattoir and in other municipalities fell 5% so far this year, according to the president of the state agriculture council.
Carlos Enrique Martínez y Rivera attributed the decline to health and livestock-movement alerts related to screwworm.
At the TIF abattoir in the city of Puebla, the number of cattle slaughtered fell from 21,428 to 20,313 so far this year.
Martínez said screwworm restrictions and sanitary checkpoints have disrupted cattle supplies, while he called for more sanitary controls and certified slaughter facilities.
- Who
- Cattle producers and slaughter facilities in Puebla. The figures were cited by Carlos Enrique Martínez y Rivera, president of the State Agriculture Council.
- What
- Cattle slaughter fell 5% so far this year amid screwworm-related health and livestock-movement alerts.
- When
- So far in 2026; the report was published on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Puebla state, Mexico, including the city of Puebla.
- Why
- Martínez attributed the decline to health alerts, movement restrictions and disrupted cattle supplies linked to screwworm.
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Puebla had 21 roadside checkpoints for sanitary controls, according to Martínez.
Cattle slaughter at the Puebla city TIF abattoir fell from 21,428 to 20,313.
El Economista MX reported a 5% year-to-date decline in cattle slaughter in Puebla.
- Overall slaughter change
- Down 5% so far in 2026
- Puebla city TIF abattoir
- 21,428 cattle slaughtered previously; 20,313 so far this year
- Certified TIF facilities in Puebla
- 4 across 217 municipalities
- TIF facilities in Jalisco
- 24
- Meat value depreciation
- Up to 40% of the meat’s cost, according to Martínez
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What people are saying
the alert over screwworm has not passed
the installation of sanitary checkpoints altered the operational flow