# US plans $750M fly factory in Texas to fight flesh-eating parasite | AP News

> AP reports that USDA plans a $750 million fly production facility in Texas to fight New World screwworm. It warns that screwworm entry could cause billions in economic losses and worsen record beef prices. The parasite can also infest wildlife, pets and occasionally humans.

- Date: 2025-08-15 · published 2025-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23287-us-plans-750m-fly-factory-in-texas-to-fight-flesh-eating-parasite-ap-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm incursion in Texas would cut cattle supply and raise beef prices, so the facility supports the stability of live cattle markets.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US recloses border with Mexico as flesh-eating parasite moves north \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23705-us-recloses-border-with-mexico-as-flesh-eating-parasite-moves-north-ap-news.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23282-usda-to-build-texas-facility-to-fight-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-05 | [US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18948-us-races-to-contain-flesh-eating-parasite-screwworm-reports-no-further-cases.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18763-flesh-eating-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-calf-as-parasite-crosses-border-from.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-25 | [The screwworm parasite continues to spread in Texas, threatening cattle and wildlife : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18767-the-screwworm-parasite-continues-to-spread-in-texas-threatening-cattle-and.md) | -2.9% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/fly-factories-flesheating-parasite-cattle-texas-429ce91225bbab4a45c9040f1be356a5

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