# Upcoming Events - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border

> USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a $100 million New World Screwworm Grand Challenge to spur detection, containment and eradication technology. The parasite has moved north through Central America and Mexico and is reported about 70 miles from the Texas border, with active cases in Tamaulipas. APHIS will administer the fund, with applications due February 23, 2026.

- Date: 2023-06-30 · published 2023-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35436-upcoming-events-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm incursion into the US would threaten cattle movement and herd size, tightening live and feeder cattle supplies and supporting prices. Border restrictions on Mexican cattle would also reduce feeder supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-18 | [About Us \| Oil & Gas Journal - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58563-about-us-oil-and-gas-journal-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart.md) | -2.5% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-07 | [Contact Us – Inside INdiana Business - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44491-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to.md) | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-15 | [Flesh-Eating Screwworms Reach Florida's Mainland  - The Atlantic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72945-flesh-eating-screwworms-reach-florida-s-mainland-the-atlantic.md) | +1.2% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23282-usda-to-build-texas-facility-to-fight-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-18 | [About Us \| Oil & Gas Journal - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58563-about-us-oil-and-gas-journal-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart.md) | -3.8% | +3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-10-07 | [Contact Us – Inside INdiana Business - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44491-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to.md) | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19199-flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-of-us-border-says-usda-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- markets.financialcontent.com: https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.elp/article/marketminute-2026-2-5-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating-screwworm-as-threat-reaches-us-border

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