# Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.

> Livestock producers fear the US is poorly prepared for a possible screwworm incursion, which appears increasingly likely. Beef prices are already high after avian flu hit poultry production.

- Date: 2025-07-28 · published 2025-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23704-avian-flu-wiped-out-poultry-now-the-screwworm-is-coming-for-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The risk of a screwworm outbreak in US cattle adds supply uncertainty to an already tight herd, supporting cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-10 | [Screwworm Is Down to One Active Case. USDA Still Forecasts Beef Up 9.8%.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17423-screwworm-is-down-to-one-active-case-usda-still-forecasts-beef-up-9-8.md) | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-18 | [All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed.md) | +0.8% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | — |
| 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 | 2026-02-24 | [Border closure over New World Screwworm threat ripples across U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20539-border-closure-over-new-world-screwworm-threat-ripples-across-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -3.3% | -4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-10 | [Screwworm Is Down to One Active Case. USDA Still Forecasts Beef Up 9.8%.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17423-screwworm-is-down-to-one-active-case-usda-still-forecasts-beef-up-9-8.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-18 | [All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -3.5% | — |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/screwworm-beef-prices.html

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