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Binational $51M Sterile Fly Facility Opens, U.S. Adds $83.8M Funding

6/28/2026

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Mexico inaugurated a sterile fly plant in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas on June 27, 2026, attended by President Claudia Sheinbaum, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Ambassador Ronald Johnson.
The $51 million binational project, funded $30 million by Mexico and $21 million by the United States, will produce up to 100 million sterile flies weekly, double Panama's COPEG output.
Ambassador Ronald Johnson announced an extra $83.8 million from the Trump administration to fund the joint eradication effort.

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Mexico inaugurated a sterile fly plant in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas on June 27, 2026, attended by President Claudia Sheinbaum, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Ambassador Ronald Johnson.
The $51 million binational project, funded $30 million by Mexico and $21 million by the United States, will produce up to 100 million sterile flies weekly, double Panama's COPEG output.
Ambassador Ronald Johnson announced an extra $83.8 million from the Trump administration to fund the joint eradication effort.