# Guest Opinion: Dollars don’t kill screwworms | Western Livestock Journal

> Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller argues that closing the border to livestock and animal products over screwworm is an overreaction that will raise consumer meat prices. He recalls the successful sterile fly eradication program that wiped out the pest in the US decades ago.

- Date: 2025-01-09 · published 2025-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26452-guest-opinion-dollars-don-t-kill-screwworms-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Opposition to border closures signals pressure to reopen trade, which would add feeder supply and weigh on cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

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| LCATTLE | 2019-08-29 | [Pete's Comments: Markets in Panic Mode \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10903-pete-s-comments-markets-in-panic-mode-western-livestock-journal.md) | -3.6% | -3.4% |
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## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/guest-opinion-dollars-dont-kill-screwworms/

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