# Unsecure border ushers in risks to agriculture - Texas Farm Bureau

> Texas state veterinarian Andy Schwartz says the disease risk from the surge of over 10,000 migrants at Del Rio in September is currently low. Officials monitored African swine fever and other livestock diseases, and no major agricultural impacts have been detected.

- Date: 2021-11-15 · published 2021-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43996-unsecure-border-ushers-in-risks-to-agriculture-texas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Any confirmed animal disease entry into the US would disrupt livestock movements and prices, but the current low-risk assessment means no clear price impulse.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-28 | [USDA urged to ramp up efforts against New World screwworm - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25523-usda-urged-to-ramp-up-efforts-against-new-world-screwworm-texas-farm-bureau.md) | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-30 | [Helping Farmers, Advancing American Agriculture \| AAU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28717-helping-farmers-advancing-american-agriculture-aau.md) | -2.5% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-14 | [Threat of screwworm keeps East Texas Agriculture agents on alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72947-threat-of-screwworm-keeps-east-texas-agriculture-agents-on-alert.md) | +1.2% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-31 | [Farmers ignoring M bovis risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56527-farmers-ignoring-m-bovis-risks.md) | +3.8% | +6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-04-06 | [Cattle farmers under pressure as beef prices look set to remain subdued](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59550-cattle-farmers-under-pressure-as-beef-prices-look-set-to-remain-subdued.md) | -0.2% | -6.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-08-30 | [Helping Farmers, Advancing American Agriculture \| AAU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28717-helping-farmers-advancing-american-agriculture-aau.md) | -3.6% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-08-21 | [Fever tick discussions ongoing - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69402-fever-tick-discussions-ongoing-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.6% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-01-14 | [Threat of screwworm keeps East Texas Agriculture agents on alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72947-threat-of-screwworm-keeps-east-texas-agriculture-agents-on-alert.md) | +1.8% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/unsecure-border-ushers-in-risks-to-agriculture/

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