# Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat - The Texas Tribune

> The USDA has barred Mexican cattle imports since November 2024 after New World screwworm was found on a cow near the Mexico-Guatemala border. Texas-bound cattle worth millions have been held in pens, and the stockyard in Sunland Park, New Mexico, now holds only dozens of head versus 5,000 previously.

- Date: 2025-01-13 · published 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26445-mexican-cattle-banned-from-texas-due-to-screwworm-threat-the-texas-tribune
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lost feeder cattle supply tightens the US calf and feeder pipeline, supporting already record cattle prices and likely pushing beef prices higher for consumers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | -2.0% | -6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-09 | [Texas screwworm case drives cattle rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18947-texas-screwworm-case-drives-cattle-rally.md) | +3.1% | +3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-22 | [A screwworm fly that bedeviled cattle ranchers decades ago has returned to Texas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33562-a-screwworm-fly-that-bedeviled-cattle-ranchers-decades-ago-has-returned-to-texas.md) | -2.0% | -5.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-19 | [What the U.S. can learn from Mexico's handling of the screwworm outbreak - VPM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18298-what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-mexico-s-handling-of-the-screwworm-outbreak-vpm.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-09 | [Texas screwworm case drives cattle rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18947-texas-screwworm-case-drives-cattle-rally.md) | +0.7% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- texastribune.org: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/13/texas-screwworm-cattle-agriculture/

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