# Collaborative Efforts to Combat the Cattle Screwworm in Latin America - LatinAmerican Post

> Mexico and Guatemala have agreed to strengthen cooperation to prevent cattle screwworm from entering their territories, following a meeting between their agriculture ministers. The pest has been eradicated from the US, Mexico and Central America but remains in parts of South America and the Caribbean.

- Date: 2024-07-18 · published 2024-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29214-collaborative-efforts-to-combat-the-cattle-screwworm-in-latin-america
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Regional containment efforts reduce the risk of a wider outbreak that could disrupt Mexican cattle exports, so the price impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-14 | [Latin American countries combat screwworm pest through IAEA Project DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64468-latin-american-countries-combat-screwworm-pest-through-iaea-project.md) | +2.6% | +3.7% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | +2.2% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [UADA economist: Screwworm news will rattle local Texas, New Mexico cattle markets, but consumer prices to remain unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18764-uada-economist-screwworm-news-will-rattle-local-texas-new-mexico-cattle-markets.md) | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- latinamericanpost.com: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/environment-en/collaborative-efforts-to-combat-the-cattle-screwworm-in-latin-america/

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