# Drugs, Illegal Aliens Not the Only Headaches for Border Ranchers | NTD

> Fever ticks carried from Mexico are devastating cattle operations in south Texas, with babesiosis killing up to 90% of unexposed herds. Rancher Richard Guerra has left 9,000 acres idle for four years after 22 quarantines in 15 years.

- Date: 2019-05-01 · published 2019-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59051-drugs-illegal-aliens-not-the-only-headaches-for-border-ranchers-ntd
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tick quarantines shrink the cattle supply in border regions and raise production costs, but the effect on national prices is small. Buyers should watch for wider herd losses if the infestation spreads.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-22 | [US-Mexico: Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17847-us-mexico-screwworm-is-squeezing-ranchers-on-both-sides-of-the-border-cnn.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-28 | [Nail in the coffin for tick control say border breeders \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46010-nail-in-the-coffin-for-tick-control-say-border-breeders-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | -0.1% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-22 | [Illegal cattle ranching and screwworm outbreaks: urgent threats to health, the environment, and the economy > The 5 Great Forests Initiative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27813-illegal-cattle-ranching-and-screwworm-outbreaks-urgent-threats-to-health-the.md) | +1.5% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-20 | [Ranchers herd it all as fewer cattle pressure beef prices; screwworm lurks - Dallasfed.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19198-ranchers-herd-it-all-as-fewer-cattle-pressure-beef-prices-screwworm-lurks.md) | -1.7% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-20 | [Cattle industry focus on animal health begins at the ranch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50117-cattle-industry-focus-on-animal-health-begins-at-the-ranch.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-07-28 | [Nail in the coffin for tick control say border breeders \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46010-nail-in-the-coffin-for-tick-control-say-border-breeders-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.1% | -1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-06 | [As Screwworm Inches Closer, When Could the U.S. Reopen the Southern Border to Cattle Imports? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21009-as-screwworm-inches-closer-when-could-the-u-s-reopen-the-southern-border-to.md) | +0.9% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- ntd.com: https://www.ntd.com/drugs-illegal-aliens-not-the-only-headaches-for-border-ranchers_324025.html

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