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Federal officials announced a USDA and Customs and Border Protection agreement to use AI-equipped CBP drones to detect screwworm-infected cattle in the Rio Grande Valley. USDA also said the Edinburg sterile fly facility is now set to open in April, seven months ahead of schedule.
Faster detection and an earlier sterile fly facility should help contain the outbreak sooner, which limits the supply risk to cattle markets.
krgv.comArmando GomezOct 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.
