# About Us | Oil & Gas Journal - 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 fund detection, containment and eradication technology. The parasite has spread north through Central America and Mexico, with reported cases in Tamaulipas and detections about 70 miles from the Texas border.

- Date: 2019-06-18 · published 2019-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58563-about-us-oil-and-gas-journal-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to-thwart
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed screwworm threat near the US border could restrict live cattle movement and feeder supplies, tightening cattle supply and lifting cattle prices while raising risk premiums.

## 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 | 2021-10-07 | [Contact Us – Inside INdiana Business - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44491-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to.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 | 2017-01-15 | [Flesh-Eating Screwworms Reach Florida's Mainland  - The Atlantic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72945-flesh-eating-screwworms-reach-florida-s-mainland-the-atlantic.md) | +1.2% | -0.4% |
| 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 | 2021-10-07 | [Contact Us – Inside INdiana Business - USDA Unveils $100 Million 'Grand Challenge' to Thwart Flesh-Eating Screwworm as Threat Reaches U.S. Border](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44491-contact-us-inside-indiana-business-usda-unveils-100-million-grand-challenge-to.md) | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +0.1% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- markets.financialcontent.com: https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.oilgasjournal/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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