Mexico’s Screwworm Outbreak Delays Mexican Cattle Exports Into the US Until After the First of the Year

OSU economist Derrell Peel says the import halt will remove the last six weeks or so of Mexican cattle imports and cut annual imports by about 18%. He estimates 250,000 to 300,000 fewer head will be imported by year-end, a number small relative to the US calf crop but noticeable in a tight market.