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Cattle Going Across to Guatemala, Legally!
posted (August 11, 2020)
For years, Belizean livestock interest had been engaging in a lucrative illegal trade of cattle to Guatemala through Bullett Tree. But, with the rise of COVID that came to a halt when the Bullett Tree backdoor was slammed shut, and it has put a hurting on the economy.

But, through steady negotiation, a cattle compromise with the Guatemalans has been worked out. And, today, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture announced that the first formal exportation of cattle to Guatemala was done yesterday through the Western Border. "A total of 27 animals for fattening were exported."

This formal, orderly export is a breakthrough and a release calls it a milestone.

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