# Canada Blocks Texas Cattle as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Returns to the US After 60 Years

> Canada has temporarily banned cattle and horse imports from Texas after U.S. authorities confirmed New World screwworm in calves near the Mexico border. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will refuse livestock that were in Texas within 21 days of entry until further notice.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66963-canada-blocks-texas-cattle-as-flesh-eating-screwworm-returns-to-the-us-after-60
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Trade restrictions and the threat of a parasite returning to U.S. herds could tighten movement of feeder and live cattle and add risk premium to the cattle complex, with price effects depending on how far containment spreads.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Cattle futures drop on screwworm fears and profit-taking - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23462-cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -4.7% | -6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-31 | [USDA Eyes Phased Reopening of Southern Border to Mexican Feeder Cattle - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20115-usda-eyes-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-mexican-feeder-cattle-rfd.md) | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-01 | [LIVESTOCK-Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5411-livestock-bird-flu-testing-of-us-ground-beef-sinks-cme-cattle-futures.md) | -1.0% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Cattle futures drop on screwworm fears and profit-taking - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23462-cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-23 | [Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22362-mexican-ag-minister-to-discuss-with-us-counterpart-opening-border-to-cattle.md) | -2.0% | -7.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- swikblog.com: https://swikblog.com/canada-blocks-texas-cattle-screwworm-outbreak/

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