# Will Costa Rica’s Screwworm Crisis Impact Belize? | Greater Belize Media

> Belize's agriculture minister said the country is monitoring Costa Rica's screwworm emergency, with cases in Costa Rica and Panama. Belize's cattle industry grew 21.4% between 2022 and 2023, generating about 70.5 million dollars in revenue. Belize says it eradicated screwworm in the 1990s and remains certified disease-free.

- Date: 2024-02-15 · published 2024-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Belize · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31621-will-costa-rica-s-screwworm-crisis-impact-belize-greater-belize-media
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The story reflects regional disease risk to Central American cattle exports, but no supply shock to global markets has occurred. Price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-05 | [Costa Rica Battles Cattle Screwworm Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34505-costa-rica-battles-cattle-screwworm-outbreak.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.5% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Costa Rica: Costa Rica Declares Screwworm Emergency \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31613-costa-rica-costa-rica-declares-screwworm-emergency-usda-foreign-agricultural.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.8% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- greaterbelize.com: https://www.greaterbelize.com/will-costa-ricas-screwworm-crisis-impact-belize/

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