# Rollins sets new steps to combat cattle pest, cites beef price concerns | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Rollins announced new steps against New World screwworm and said the Mexican cattle border would stay closed until the outbreak is under control. She acknowledged beef prices could keep rising, noting they were up 11.3% year on year in July. USDA is also putting up to $100 million into screwworm control technology alongside the new Edinburg, Texas fly facility.

- Date: 2025-08-15 · published 2025-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23283-rollins-sets-new-steps-to-combat-cattle-pest-cites-beef-price-concerns-agri
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued suspension of Mexican cattle imports keeps US feeder supply tight, supporting cattle futures and retail beef prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-11 | [Agri-Pulse analysis: How Mexican cattle matter to U.S. industry, consumers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24161-agri-pulse-analysis-how-mexican-cattle-matter-to-u-s-industry-consumers-agri.md) | -0.4% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-02 | [How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24157-how-flesh-eating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-13 | [CME update: live cattle futures rise as shifts in pork market could mean increased consumption of beef
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51242-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-rise-as-shifts-in-pork-market-could-mean.md) | -0.1% | +4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-24 | [UNAIR veterinary expert offers solutions to increasing beef price issue – Unair News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42216-unair-veterinary-expert-offers-solutions-to-increasing-beef-price-issue-unair.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-11 | [Agri-Pulse analysis: How Mexican cattle matter to U.S. industry, consumers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24161-agri-pulse-analysis-how-mexican-cattle-matter-to-u-s-industry-consumers-agri.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-02 | [How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24157-how-flesh-eating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-reuters.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-09-13 | [CME update: live cattle futures rise as shifts in pork market could mean increased consumption of beef
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51242-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-rise-as-shifts-in-pork-market-could-mean.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23344-rollins-sets-new-steps-to-combat-cattle-pest-cites-beef-price-concerns

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