# Belize Agricultural Health Authority clamps down on importation of animals from Central America as screwworm identified in Panama, Costa Rica after 23 years

> Belize's Agricultural Health Authority tightened import rules for animals from Central America after Panama and Costa Rica reported New World screwworm. Panama has declared a state of zoosanitary emergency and released 15 million sterile flies. Costa Rica's last eradication was in 2000.

- Date: 2023-07-20 · published 2023-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Central America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34999-belize-agricultural-health-authority-clamps-down-on-importation-of-animals-from
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The measure restricts regional livestock trade in Central America, a small market for US feed and cattle prices. It highlights a spreading pest that could eventually lead to broader trade restrictions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-07-25 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Costa Rica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34996-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-11-24 | [Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27344-mexico-notifies-united-states-of-new-world-screwworm-detection-animal-and-plant.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-07-25 | [Import Alert: New World Screwworm Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Costa Rica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34996-import-alert-new-world-screwworm-restrictions-for-animal-commodities.md) | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 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 | 2024-11-24 | [Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27344-mexico-notifies-united-states-of-new-world-screwworm-detection-animal-and-plant.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- breakingbelizenews.com: https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2023/07/20/belize-agricultural-health-authority-clamps-down-on-importation-of-animals-from-central-america-as-screwworm-identified-in-panama-costa-rica-after-23-years/

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