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Governor Greg Abbott expanded a disaster declaration and announced state support to speed construction of an $800 million sterile fly breeding facility at Moore Air Base near Edinburg. Zavala and portions of Uvalde counties are under quarantine after Texas's first confirmed screwworm case in a calf near La Pryor.
Faster sterile fly production would strengthen control of the parasite that threatens the state's cattle industry, and the outbreak risk keeps cattle markets sensitive to spread news.
krgv.comSantiago CaicedoOct 31, 2026After 69 past neutral disease events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.6%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
