# Fever tick discussions ongoing - Texas Farm Bureau

> Cattle fever tick infestations are growing in South Texas, with 199 premises infested and more than 2,500 under quarantine as of July 10. Congress secured $91.5 million for the USDA APHIS Cattle Health Program in the FY2018 appropriations bill. Ticks are crossing from Mexico, where control is weaker.

- Date: 2017-08-21 · published 2017-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69402-fever-tick-discussions-ongoing-texas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Quarantines and movement restrictions can reduce cattle marketing in affected Texas areas and raise compliance costs. The impact on national prices is currently small.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Quarantine Quandary, Update on the Texas Cattle Fever Ticks - Department of Animal Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64465-quarantine-quandary-update-on-the-texas-cattle-fever-ticks-department-of-animal.md) | -1.6% | +4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-10 | [Discovery of New World screwworm shouldn't have long-term market impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18768-discovery-of-new-world-screwworm-shouldn-t-have-long-term-market-impact-agweek.md) | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-23 | [OPINION: DOLLARS DON’T KILL SCREWWORMS > Texas Department of Agriculture Website > News & Events Details](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26909-opinion-dollars-don-t-kill-screwworms-texas-department-of-agriculture-website.md) | +2.4% | +8.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [UADA economist: Screwworm news will rattle local Texas, New Mexico cattle markets, but consumer prices to remain unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18764-uada-economist-screwworm-news-will-rattle-local-texas-new-mexico-cattle-markets.md) | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/fever-tick-discussions-ongoing/

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