# Contact Us – Inside INdiana Business - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border

> USDA announced a $100 million New World Screwworm Grand Challenge to spur detection, containment and eradication technology for the flesh-eating parasite. The article says the pest has been confirmed about 70 miles from the Texas border, with active cases in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Applications are due February 23 under APHIS administration.

- Date: 2021-10-07 · published 2021-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44491-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A screwworm incursion into U.S. cattle would threaten herd health and could force further border closures to Mexican cattle, tightening U.S. feeder and fed cattle supplies and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-30 | [Upcoming Events - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35436-upcoming-events-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating.md) | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 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 announces $750M sterile fly breeding program to protect cattle from Mexican flesh-eating maggots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44496-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-announces-750m-sterile-fly-breeding.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 | 2026-06-03 | [Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18763-flesh-eating-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-calf-as-parasite-crosses-border-from.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-30 | [Upcoming Events - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35436-upcoming-events-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart-flesh-eating.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 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 announces $750M sterile fly breeding program to protect cattle from Mexican flesh-eating maggots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44496-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-announces-750m-sterile-fly-breeding.md) | +0.5% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- markets.financialcontent.com: https://markets.financialcontent.com/worldnow.insideindianabusiness/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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