# USDA cuts linked to screwworm spread, Congressman Cuellar says

> The USDA reported a New World screwworm case in a cow in Jim Hogg County, Texas, forcing quarantine in the northern part of Starr County. Congressman Henry Cuellar blamed the spread on cuts to USDA inspection services and noted a sterile fly breeding facility near Edinburg won't be finished until the end of next year.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-02T00:13:26.750Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74362-usda-cuts-linked-to-screwworm-spread-congressman-cuellar-says
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm detections in Texas raise the risk of movement restrictions on cattle, tightening US feeder and live cattle supplies and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-26 | [US could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry, official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25079-us-could-restrict-mexican-livestock-imports-over-screwworm-worry-official-says.md) | +0.4% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: US not ready to lift Mexican cattle ban over screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21898-exclusive-us-not-ready-to-lift-mexican-cattle-ban-over-screwworm-agriculture.md) | -1.3% | -7.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-10 | [Screwworm Is Down to One Active Case. USDA Still Forecasts Beef Up 9.8%.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17423-screwworm-is-down-to-one-active-case-usda-still-forecasts-beef-up-9-8.md) | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-25 | [The screwworm parasite continues to spread in Texas, threatening cattle and wildlife : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18767-the-screwworm-parasite-continues-to-spread-in-texas-threatening-cattle-and.md) | -2.9% | -10.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-01 | [USDA ramps up screwworm fight as cattle futures surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23460-usda-ramps-up-screwworm-fight-as-cattle-futures-surge.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-26 | [US could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry, official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25079-us-could-restrict-mexican-livestock-imports-over-screwworm-worry-official-says.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-04 | [EXCLUSIVE: US not ready to lift Mexican cattle ban over screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21898-exclusive-us-not-ready-to-lift-mexican-cattle-ban-over-screwworm-agriculture.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-10 | [Screwworm Is Down to One Active Case. USDA Still Forecasts Beef Up 9.8%.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17423-screwworm-is-down-to-one-active-case-usda-still-forecasts-beef-up-9-8.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- krgv.com: https://www.krgv.com/videos/usda-cuts-linked-to-screwworm-spread-congressman-cuellar-says/

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