# APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case

> APHIS confirmed a second New World screwworm case in a cow in Tabasco, Mexico, but said no additional action would be taken under the existing protocol. Cattle and bison imports from Mexico will continue.

- Date: 2025-02-24 · published 2025-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued imports keep feeder supply flowing, but the spreading pest raises the risk of a future import halt that would tighten US feeder supplies.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | +2.2% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-07-18 | [Collaborative Efforts to Combat the Cattle Screwworm in Latin America - LatinAmerican Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29214-collaborative-efforts-to-combat-the-cattle-screwworm-in-latin-america.md) | -0.6% | -4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-29 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Nicaragua](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31161-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | -4.1% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -1.8% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | -0.5% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2025/02/24/aphis-allows-imports-mexican-cattle

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