# All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed

> An industry commentary says the US-Mexico border will stay closed indefinitely due to screwworm, pushing deferred live and feeder cattle contracts higher. It notes the US beef cow herd is at a 50-year low and that 87% of cattle are outside drought areas. The author argues that preventing screwworm entry is needed for herd expansion.

- Date: 2025-08-18 · published 2025-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected indefinite import closure and a low herd tighten future cattle supply, supporting deferred cattle futures and prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-14 | [Interview: Everything you need to know about new world screwworm in cattle - Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29213-interview-everything-you-need-to-know-about-new-world-screwworm-in-cattle.md) | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +0.4% | +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 | 2026-06-04 | [New World Screwworm Confirmed in US - CME Feeder Cattle Futures Surge After Early Slide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12085-new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-us-cme-feeder-cattle-futures-surge-after-early.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-26 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Live Animals Originating from or Transiting Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27345-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-live-animals-originating-from.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-07-14 | [Interview: Everything you need to know about new world screwworm in cattle - Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29213-interview-everything-you-need-to-know-about-new-world-screwworm-in-cattle.md) | -1.2% | -4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| 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

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed

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