# Texas ag leaders say weak commodity prices and screwworm outbreak top concerns

> Texas agriculture leaders cited weak commodity prices and the screwworm outbreak as major concerns following the midterm election. A local cattle producer said low prices are the biggest challenge, while Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help reduce diesel and fertilizer costs.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T03:16:16.861Z
- Category: disease · region Texas, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83333-texas-ag-leaders-say-weak-commodity-prices-and-screwworm-outbreak-top-concerns
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm poses a disease risk to livestock, while lower diesel and fertilizer costs could ease producers’ input expenses. The article does not identify a specific commodity-price move or quantify the outbreak’s effect on supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-05 | [Costa Rica Battles Cattle Screwworm Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34505-costa-rica-battles-cattle-screwworm-outbreak.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2025-04-22 | [The historical impact of New World screwworm outbreaks in U.S. \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25085-the-historical-impact-of-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-in-u-s-ag-proud.md) | +2.5% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-19 | [What the U.S. can learn from Mexico's handling of the screwworm outbreak - VPM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18298-what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-mexico-s-handling-of-the-screwworm-outbreak-vpm.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-06 | [Screwworm outbreak poses challenges to US DDGS demand amid uncertain cattle market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24314-screwworm-outbreak-poses-challenges-to-us-ddgs-demand-amid-uncertain-cattle.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -2.4% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- kxxv.com: https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/texas-ag-leaders-say-weak-commodity-prices-and-screwworm-outbreak-are-top-concerns-after-midterms

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