# Gov. Abbott fast tracks sterile fly facility in Edinburg to combat screwworm

> 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.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:16:00.084Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4562-gov-abbott-fast-tracks-sterile-fly-facility-in-edinburg-to-combat-screwworm
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-14 | [Latin American countries combat screwworm pest through IAEA Project DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64468-latin-american-countries-combat-screwworm-pest-through-iaea-project.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| 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 | 2025-06-18 | [Secretary Rollins Announces Bold Plan to Combat New World Screwworm’s Northward Spread \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24160-secretary-rollins-announces-bold-plan-to-combat-new-world-screwworm-s-northward.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-09 | [FDA approves Merck drug for decimated cattle herds to stop screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21455-fda-approves-merck-drug-for-decimated-cattle-herds-to-stop-screwworm.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- krgv.com: https://www.krgv.com/videos/gov-abbott-fast-tracks-sterile-fly-facility-in-edinburg-to-combat-screwworm/

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