Increasing New World Screwworm cases in Texas are widening the risk area, keeping pressure on cattle health and movement as eradication efforts slowly progress
Beijing’s safeguard measure could redirect more Australian product toward the US, other Asian markets
With cases contained but ongoing risk, the USDA is investing heavily in surveillance, sterile fly production and new technologies to prevent New World Screwworm from threatening US cattle herds
Officials are emphasizing early detection and strict biosecurity protocols to prevent the spread of New World screwworm, a parasite capable of rapidly devastating herds
Inactive cases now outnumber active ones for the first time, signaling increased containment efforts in affected cattle areas
The USDA now expects beef prices to post their largest annual increase in decades as historically tight cattle supplies keep pressure on retail food inflation
Tyson widened projected beef losses as the US cattle herd falls to its smallest size in 75 years, driving sharply higher input costs