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Homero García de la Llata and Mexico's National Cattle Confederation

The head of Mexico's national livestock confederation has pushed traceability, marketing and screwworm response.

Who is Homero García de la Llata?

Homero García de la Llata is the president of the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas, known as the CNOG, the national umbrella body for Mexican cattle and livestock associations. Trade press reported his election for the 2022 to 2025 term at the organization's LXXXVI General Ordinary Assembly in Tampico, Tamaulipas, in a BM Editores profile, where he is styled Ing.

He is a living public figure, so this entry covers his published role at the CNOG only. The sources used do not describe his personal background or any ranching business, and none is claimed.

How the CNOG election worked

The report says he presented a work plan to more than 1,500 delegates at the Teatro Metropolitano in Tampico. Ernestino Mazariego Zenteno was elected secretary and Noel Ramírez Mejía treasurer, and Tamaulipas governor Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca administered the oath.

Before taking office he held 10 regional meetings with 50 presidents and directors in December 2021 and January 2022, which gave his plan a base of producer input.

The CNOG: Mexico's organized cattle sector

At the October 2026 90th anniversary ceremony, the CNOG was described as the largest and longest-established livestock organization in Latin America, created so Mexican ranchers would speak with one voice to authorities and markets. It reported about 700,000 members, 2,000 local associations, 45 regional unions and 25 national unions and breeder associations.

The event took place at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila as part of the national livestock convention and Rodeo Saltillo, with about 1,500 attendees. Four former agriculture secretaries were among 18 people honored, and García de la Llata gave the main address, calling the sector's representation a source of pride and responsibility.

The work plan: traceability, marketing and health

The 2022 plan covered a national and international marketing project with a collection center, auction halls and feedlots, plus animal health work with authorities and a cattle traceability system working with SENASICA and national registry bodies. It also proposed training and extension programs, genetics work with breed associations, a hotline with federal security authorities for cattle theft, and expanded livestock insurance.

New commissions were created for genetics, dairy cattle, exports, marketing, animal health, climate change and sustainability, and young ranchers, among others.

The Key to His Leadership

Because García de la Llata is an organization leader, the documented lessons concern how he runs a federation, not a ranch. They come only from the three cited reports.

The record also shows the limits of a trade body facing a crisis it cannot solve alone.

  • Consult before taking office: regional meetings with 50 leaders in the months before his term shaped the plan.
  • Organize by topic: dedicated commissions gave genetics, exports and sustainability their own owners.
  • Attack theft and disease together: the plan paired a security hotline with animal health work.
  • Push for collective tools: group input purchasing and a proposed import levy mirror a producer check-off.
  • Speak for small producers: he said some difficulties no producer should face alone.

The screwworm crisis and the 2026 agenda

In July 2026 he called on government, industry and health authorities to adopt urgent measures during the screwworm crisis, as reported by La Crónica de Hoy. The report says about 1.7 million head of cattle had stayed in Mexico since the end of 2025 after the United States closed its border to Mexican live cattle, pressuring producer prices.

The CNOG asked feeders to prioritize Mexican cattle, the Economy Secretariat to avoid expanding 2026 import quotas, customs to strengthen oversight, and SENASICA to cut unnecessary movement costs for small and medium producers.

Learn more

Readers following Mexican ranching can find related reporting in the ranching coverage on farm.FM, and one related read is a farm.FM story on Mexican cattle.

This entry is marked thin because published personal detail is limited; it adds sourced context on the CNOG itself.

Timeline

  1. Dec 2021 to Jan 2022Holds 10 regional meetings with 50 presidents and directors
  2. 2022Elected CNOG president for 2022 to 2025 in Tampico
  3. 2022Presents work plan to more than 1,500 delegates
  4. Late 2025About 1.7 million head stay in Mexico after US border closure (as reported)
  5. July 2026Calls for urgent screwworm measures
  6. Oct 2026Leads CNOG 90th anniversary event in Coahuila

Frequently asked questions

Who is Homero García de la Llata?

Homero García de la Llata is president of the CNOG, Mexico's national confederation of livestock organizations. He was elected in Tampico for the 2022 to 2025 term and led its 90th anniversary event in 2026.

What is the CNOG?

The Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas is described as the largest and longest-established livestock organization in Latin America, representing about 700,000 members through local associations and unions.

What did García de la Llata propose in 2022?

His plan included marketing infrastructure, cattle traceability, training, genetics work, a cattle theft hotline, livestock insurance and a young ranchers program.

Sources and further reading

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