# Border closure over New World Screwworm threat ripples across U.S. beef industry

> Closure of the southern border to Mexican cattle is hitting Texas feedyards, with Lubbock Feeders announcing it will close due to lack of cattle. No US screwworm cases have been confirmed, but import suspensions have been in place since November 2024.

- Date: 2026-02-24 · published 2026-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20539-border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced feedlot placements and closures signal tighter feeder supply, supporting feeder and live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-27 | [Screwworm cases prompt another border closure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24640-screwworm-cases-prompt-another-border-closure.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.9% | +6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-20 | [Sen. Mike Rounds urges USDA to delay opening Mexican border due to New World screwworm threat - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26914-sen-mike-rounds-urges-usda-to-delay-opening-mexican-border-due-to-new-world.md) | +2.7% | +7.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | -0.1% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.5% | +5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- everythinglubbock.com: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/agjournal/border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry/

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