# Florida Anticipates End to Screwworm Infestation in Keys – NBC 6 South Florida

> Florida's agriculture commissioner says no wild screwworm flies have been found in the Florida Keys since January 10. Officials are beginning to wind down the sterile fly releases, which will end in late April, and plan to close a highway inspection checkpoint.

- Date: 2017-03-17 · published 2017-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71970-florida-anticipates-end-to-screwworm-infestation-in-keys-nbc-6-south-florida
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The containment of screwworm in the Keys lowers the risk of a US livestock outbreak, so it has little price impact on cattle.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-15 | [Flesh-Eating Screwworms Reach Florida's Mainland  - The Atlantic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72945-flesh-eating-screwworms-reach-florida-s-mainland-the-atlantic.md) | +1.2% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-30 | [United States and Mexico Reach Agreement to Resume Eradication Efforts on New World Screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25078-united-states-and-mexico-reach-agreement-to-resume-eradication-efforts-on-new.md) | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-09 | [USDA agencies work together to eradicate an old foe: the screwworm - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66964-usda-agencies-work-together-to-eradicate-an-old-foe-the-screwworm-texas-and.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-24 | [Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection \| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27344-mexico-notifies-united-states-of-new-world-screwworm-detection-animal-and-plant.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23277-usda-announces-sweeping-plans-to-protect-the-united-states-from-new-world.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-01-15 | [Flesh-Eating Screwworms Reach Florida's Mainland  - The Atlantic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72945-flesh-eating-screwworms-reach-florida-s-mainland-the-atlantic.md) | +1.8% | -6.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-30 | [United States and Mexico Reach Agreement to Resume Eradication Efforts on New World Screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25078-united-states-and-mexico-reach-agreement-to-resume-eradication-efforts-on-new.md) | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-01-09 | [USDA agencies work together to eradicate an old foe: the screwworm - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66964-usda-agencies-work-together-to-eradicate-an-old-foe-the-screwworm-texas-and.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- nbcmiami.com: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-anticipates-end-to-screwworm-infestation-in-keys/34617/

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