# United States and Mexico Reach Agreement to Resume Eradication Efforts on New World Screwworm

> USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that Mexico committed to lift restrictions on USDA aircraft used in screwworm eradication and to waive customs duties on eradication equipment. Live animal ports will stay open, but USDA said it would revisit closure if the terms are not upheld.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25078-united-states-and-mexico-reach-agreement-to-resume-eradication-efforts-on-new
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Removing the threat of a port closure keeps Mexican feeder cattle supply flowing into the US, which eases the tight-supply support for cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [US and Mexico reach agreement on screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25082-us-and-mexico-reach-agreement-on-screwworm-ag-secretary-rollins-says-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +1.7% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-29 | [US, Mexico step up joint efforts to contain flesh-eating parasite outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25086-us-mexico-step-up-joint-efforts-to-contain-flesh-eating-parasite-outbreak.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -2.0% | -7.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [US and Mexico reach agreement on screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25082-us-and-mexico-reach-agreement-on-screwworm-ag-secretary-rollins-says-reuters.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-29 | [US, Mexico step up joint efforts to contain flesh-eating parasite outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25086-us-mexico-step-up-joint-efforts-to-contain-flesh-eating-parasite-outbreak.md) | +1.5% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/30/united-states-and-mexico-reach-agreement-resume-eradication-efforts-new-world-screwworm

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