# US-Mexico: Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border | CNN

> CNN reports that New World screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Beef prices have been elevated for over two years, and a lack of supply, more than screwworm alone, is pushing prices higher.

- Date: 2026-08-22 · published 2026-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US-Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17847-us-mexico-screwworm-is-squeezing-ranchers-on-both-sides-of-the-border-cnn
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supply and ongoing screwworm pressure support higher live cattle prices, and the feeder supply squeeze affects feedlot demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [USDA to release flies near US-Mexico border to fight screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20536-usda-to-release-flies-near-us-mexico-border-to-fight-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-13 | [Mexico to tighten cattle flows from south, rules out shutting border over screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24641-mexico-to-tighten-cattle-flows-from-south-rules-out-shutting-border-over.md) | -0.5% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Mexico steps up controls after new screwworm case near US border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22810-mexico-steps-up-controls-after-new-screwworm-case-near-us-border-ap-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/22/americas/cattle-screwworm-us-mexico-border-latam-intl

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