Mexico suspends purchases from 30 US meat plants
Mexico suspended purchases from 30 US meat plants due to sanitary issues, which sent US cattle and hog prices sharply lower on Friday and prompted speculation the ban was retaliation against a US labeling law, Reuters reported.
Mexico has lifted the suspension on meat imports from 20 of the 30 processing plants it banned imports from last week, according to a list posted on the US Department of Agriculture Web site.