# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - EXCLUSIVE: Cattle industry chief warns flesh-eating fly menaces US herds as Mexico yields on pest fight

> A cattle industry leader warned that the flesh-eating screwworm fly threatens US herds as Mexico agrees to step up its pest response. USDA had earlier halted imports of Mexican cattle after a screwworm case was found in Chiapas.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60054-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions tighten feeder and live cattle supply on the US side, which supports cattle prices while the threat persists.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - USDA threatens to halt Mexican beef imports over flesh-eating fly crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60057-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -0.9% | -1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Flesh-eating New World Screwworm could pose health risks to cattle, humans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60055-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -0.9% | -1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US recloses border with Mexico as flesh-eating parasite moves north \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23705-us-recloses-border-with-mexico-as-flesh-eating-parasite-moves-north-ap-news.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-06 | [Industry warns of meat price spike and hunger as SA faces supply crisis \| The Citizen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24370-industry-warns-of-meat-price-spike-and-hunger-as-sa-faces-supply-crisis-the.md) | +2.6% | -1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - USDA threatens to halt Mexican beef imports over flesh-eating fly crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60057-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Flesh-eating New World Screwworm could pose health risks to cattle, humans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60055-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/news/read/44686875/exclusive

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