# Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Live Animals Originating from or Transiting Mexico

> USDA APHIS suspended, effective November 22, 2024 and until further notice, the importation of ruminants including live cattle and bison from Mexico after the screwworm confirmation. Imports of bovine germplasm, sheep, goats and swine from Mexico were already prohibited, and dogs and horses face separate certification rules.

- Date: 2024-11-26 · published 2024-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27345-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-live-animals-originating-from
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The formal suspension of ruminant imports cuts a meaningful share of US feeder cattle supply until mitigations allow resumption, supporting feeder and live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-18 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Honduras](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28244-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-27 | [Cattle Imports from Mexico Restricted after New World Screwworm Detection \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27350-cattle-imports-from-mexico-restricted-after-new-world-screwworm-detection-ohio.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-26 | [US could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry, official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25079-us-could-restrict-mexican-livestock-imports-over-screwworm-worry-official-says.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-18 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Honduras](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28244-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | +1.7% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-27 | [Cattle Imports from Mexico Restricted after New World Screwworm Detection \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27350-cattle-imports-from-mexico-restricted-after-new-world-screwworm-detection-ohio.md) | +1.4% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-28 | [Rollins to Mexico: Fight Screwworm Harder or Face New Trade Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25083-rollins-to-mexico-fight-screwworm-harder-or-face-new-trade-restrictions.md) | +0.4% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- content.govdelivery.com: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/3c404ef

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