Increasing New World Screwworm cases in Texas are widening the risk area, keeping pressure on cattle health and movement as eradication efforts slowly progress
The USDA reports 20 total detected New World Screwworm cases in the United States
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
Weather risks and shifting global trade policies keep pressure on poultry, cattle and hog outlook
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news
16 July 2026
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