# US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms | Reuters

> The US halted cattle imports from Mexico again after the New World screwworm moved closer to the border. The suspension came only days after a port in Arizona had reopened to Mexican cattle.

- Date: 2025-07-10 · published 2025-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed import restrictions keep Mexican feeder cattle out of US feedlots, tightening supply and supporting cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-14 | 1 | +2.4% | 3.0 | The renewed halt of Mexican cattle imports reduces expected cattle supply and supports futures. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| 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 | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24638-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-horse-and-bison-imports-over-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| 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 | 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| 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 | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24638-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-horse-and-bison-imports-over-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-again-halts-cattle-imports-mexico-over-screwworm-pest-2025-07-10/

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