# COPEG 25th Anniversary - U.S. Embassy in Panama

> Panama and the United States marked the 25th anniversary of COPEG, the joint screwworm eradication program based on sterile fly production. The program has invested $350 million over 25 years and is credited with about $2.5 billion in livestock savings.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59551-copeg-25th-anniversary-u-s-embassy-in-panama
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm-free status supports livestock trade and cattle movement across the Americas. This is a background program update with little direct price effect.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-18 | [Atypical BSE found in Alabama cow \| Meatpoultry.com \| July 18, 2017 22:06 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70074-atypical-bse-found-in-alabama-cow-meatpoultry-com-july-18-2017-22-06-meat.md) | -1.4% | -5.2% |
| 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 | 2020-08-26 | [COVID-19 Cattle Producer Impacts - An Update \| UC Livestock Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51576-covid-19-cattle-producer-impacts-an-update-uc-livestock-economics.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-07 | [The Impact of Brazil's Mad Cow Case on US Beef Prices and Exports \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36798-the-impact-of-brazil-s-mad-cow-case-on-us-beef-prices-and-exports-hoosier-ag.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-08 | [NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- pa.usembassy.gov: https://pa.usembassy.gov/copeg-25th-anniversary/

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