# New World Screwworm cases surge, yet reopening speculation persists | The National Provisioner

> Screwworm cases within the 400-mile buffer zone from the US border reached 273 in the week ending April 18, with Tamaulipas cases jumping to 75. Speculation persists that the US will restart cattle trade with Mexico despite the rising infections.

- Date: 2026-04-27 · published 2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19655-new-world-screwworm-cases-surge-yet-reopening-speculation-persists-the-national
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising cases make a near-term reopening less likely, keeping US feeder supplies tight and supporting cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-27 | [The National Directorate of Animal Health, in response to the unusual increase in cases of New World Screwworm in the Province of Darién, announces – COPEG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37274-the-national-directorate-of-animal-health-in-response-to-the-unusual-increase.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27346-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-imports-after-new-world-screwworm-case-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23277-usda-announces-sweeping-plans-to-protect-the-united-states-from-new-world.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-23 | [Animal health concerns impacting US cattle trade with Mexico \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26908-animal-health-concerns-impacting-us-cattle-trade-with-mexico-the-national.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | -0.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27346-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-imports-after-new-world-screwworm-case-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23277-usda-announces-sweeping-plans-to-protect-the-united-states-from-new-world.md) | +4.7% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- provisioneronline.com: https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/120532-new-world-screwworm-cases-surge-yet-reopening-speculation-persists

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