TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will not suspend live cattle imports from Mexico through New Mexico and Arizona ports despite a surge in New World screwworm cases. No infection has been found in animals entering the U.S., and strict quarantine procedures are in place before animals approach the border. U.S. screwworm cases jumped in October, with the parasite first detected in Arizona this week; 73 cases have been recorded in domestic animals since the outbreak began in early June, 21 of them still active.
USDA Won’t Halt Mexican Live Cattle Imports Despite Screwworm Surge
AI take
The decision keeps cross-border cattle flows open even as the pest's footprint widens on the U.S. side, which matters most to border-state ranchers and the feedlot and packing supply chain that depends on Mexican feeder cattle. The USDA's rationale rests on pre-border quarantine rather than port closures, so the credibility of that protocol is now the central variable. Whether Arizona's first detection signals broader domestic spread, and whether active cases keep climbing, is the open question worth tracking.
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