# OPINION: DOLLARS DON’T KILL SCREWWORMS > Texas Department of Agriculture Website > News & Events Details

> Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller argues that federal spending on screwworm is premature and that closing the border to livestock and animal products would create a crisis. He cites the sterile fly program that eradicated the pest in the US decades ago.

- Date: 2024-12-23 · published 2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26909-opinion-dollars-don-t-kill-screwworms-texas-department-of-agriculture-website
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If the border stays closed, cattle supply stays tight and consumer meat prices may rise, though this view does not itself change policy.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-10 | [Discovery of New World screwworm shouldn't have long-term market impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18768-discovery-of-new-world-screwworm-shouldn-t-have-long-term-market-impact-agweek.md) | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Quarantine Quandary, Update on the Texas Cattle Fever Ticks - Department of Animal Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64465-quarantine-quandary-update-on-the-texas-cattle-fever-ticks-department-of-animal.md) | -1.6% | +4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60056-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-09-24 | [Chief Vet calls for vigilance after Bluetongue detected in cattle imported to GB \| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62966-chief-vet-calls-for-vigilance-after-bluetongue-detected-in-cattle-imported-to.md) | +0.8% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-24 | [APHIS Allows Imports of Mexican Cattle to Continue Despite 2nd New World Screwworm Case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25983-aphis-allows-imports-of-mexican-cattle-to-continue-despite-2nd-new-world.md) | +2.6% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- texasagriculture.gov: https://texasagriculture.gov/News-Events/News-Events-Details/Article/10239/OPINION-DOLLARS-DON-T-KILL-SCREWWORMS

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