# Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Honduras

> USDA APHIS restricted imports of animal commodities originating from or transiting Honduras, effective September 12, 2024, after New World screwworm was diagnosed in a horse. Ruminants and swine from Honduras are prohibited, while pet dogs and certain zoo and exotic animals are permitted with certification.

- Date: 2024-09-18 · published 2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Honduras · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28244-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm restrictions on Honduran livestock tighten animal flows into the US and raise biosecurity concerns for cattle, though Honduras is a small direct supplier, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-26 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Live Animals Originating from or Transiting Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27345-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-live-animals-originating-from.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-27 | [The National Directorate of Animal Health, in response to the unusual increase in cases of New World Screwworm in the Province of Darién, announces – COPEG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37274-the-national-directorate-of-animal-health-in-response-to-the-unusual-increase.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-18 | [All-out effort to fight New World screwworm needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23286-all-out-effort-to-fight-new-world-screwworm-needed.md) | +0.8% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-26 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Live Animals Originating from or Transiting Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27345-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-live-animals-originating-from.md) | +1.5% | +0.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- content.govdelivery.com: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/3b685b4

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