{"id":2457747,"date":"2025-07-10T02:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-department-halts-livestock-trade-at-southern-ports-due-to-parasitic-fly-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T02:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:21:53","slug":"agriculture-department-halts-livestock-trade-at-southern-ports-due-to-parasitic-fly-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-department-halts-livestock-trade-at-southern-ports-due-to-parasitic-fly-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Department halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fagriculture-department-halts-livestock-trade-at-southern-ports-due-to-parasitic-fly-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily closed livestock trade through southern border ports due to the detection of the parasitic New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico,specifically in Veracruz near the eastern Gulf coast. This pest poses a serious threat to American livestock and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farmers-face-production-crisis-in-china\/\" title=\"Farmers Face Production Crisis in China\">national food supply<\/a>, as it infests warm-blooded animals by laying eggs in open wounds, with larvae feeding on living flesh. USDA Secretary Brooke rollins announced the closure to prevent the spread of NWS into the United States. This action follows ongoing efforts including international cooperation with Mexico, deployment of traps and sterile insect release programs, and notable investments like a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sterile insect dispersal facility<\/a> in Texas. Rollins emphasized the USDA&#8217;s commitment to eradicating NWS to protect livestock, the economy, and the food chain, stating that the U.S. has successfully defeated this pest in the past and will do so again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Agriculture Department halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2170161\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Agriculture has closed the livestock trade at the country&rsquo;s southern ports due to concerns over a parasitic fly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A case of New World screwworm was identified in Mexico, threatening &ldquo;American livestock and our nation&rsquo;s food supply.&rdquo; As a result, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the closure of the ports in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usda\/status\/1943124970122457226?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on X on Wednesday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3467481\/anti-israel-muslim-senate-candidate-ties-campaign-to-socialist-mamdani\/\">Anti-Israel Muslim Senate candidate ties campaign to socialist Mamdani<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3467452\/dhs-cnn-report-noem-texas-flood-response\/\">DHS slams CNN for &#8216;activist journalism&#8217; over report claiming Noem slowed Texas flood response<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3467300\/former-house-democrat-stephanie-murphy-announces-mayoral-run-in-florida\/\">Former House Democrat Stephanie Murphy announces mayoral run in Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; Due to a newly reported northward spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRollins<\/a> has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure the protection of U.S. livestock herds, USDA is holding Mexico accountable by&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0uvUgDvl1\">pic.twitter.com\/Q0uvUgDvl1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dept. of Agriculture (@USDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDA\/status\/1943124970122457226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to a newly reported northward spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecRollins\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @SecRollins<\/a> has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry effective immediately,&rdquo; read Rollins&rsquo;s post. The infestation was identified in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz, a municipality in Mexico&rsquo;s state of Veracruz, located near the country&rsquo;s eastern coast along the Gulf of America.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States has promised to be vigilant &mdash; and after detecting this new NWS case, we are pausing the planned port reopening&rsquo;s [sic] to further quarantine and target this deadly pest in Mexico. We must see additional progress combatting NWS in Veracruz and other nearby Mexican states in order to reopen livestock ports along the Southern border,&rdquo; Rollins <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/07\/09\/secretary-rollins-takes-decisive-action-and-shuts-down-us-southern-border-ports-livestock-trade-due\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">press release<\/a><strong>. &ldquo;<\/strong>Thanks to the aggressive monitoring by USDA staff in the U.S. and in Mexico, we have been able to take quick and decisive action to respond to the spread of this deadly pest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NWS is a parasitic infestation that primarily affects livestock but can also infest any warm-blooded animal, such as birds or humans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/myiasis\/about-new-world-screwworm-myiasis\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Female NWS flies<\/a> are &ldquo;attracted to and lay eggs on and in open wounds&rdquo; in animals. The larvae then &ldquo;infest the tissue or flesh&rdquo; of infected animals, burrowing into a wound and feeding &ldquo;on the living flesh&rdquo; of animals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One female can lay 200 &ndash; 300 eggs at a time and may lay up to 3,000 eggs during her 10- to 30-day lifespan,&rdquo; noted the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins&rsquo;s decision follows the implementation of efforts to prevent an NWS infestation after recent detections in May in Mexican cities located approximately 700 miles from the U.S. border, according to an Agriculture Department press <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/06\/18\/secretary-rollins-announces-bold-plan-combat-new-world-screwworms-northward-spread\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a>. Previously, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/nws-visit-policy-brief.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;sweeping five-pronged plan&rdquo;<\/a> was implemented to eradicate NWS concerns. This plan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/nws-visit-policy-brief.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> the enhancement of &ldquo;international sterile fly production,&rdquo; providing Mexico with &ldquo;NWS traps and lures,&rdquo; limiting the movement of animals in the affected areas, and building an &ldquo;$8.5 million sterile insect dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in South Texas,&rdquo; among other things.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States has defeated NWS before and we will do it again,&rdquo; Rollins <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/06\/18\/secretary-rollins-announces-bold-plan-combat-new-world-screwworms-northward-spread\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in June. &ldquo;We do not take lightly the threat NWS poses to our livestock industry, our economy, and our food supply chain. The United States government will use all resources at its disposal to push back NWS, and today&rsquo;s announcement of a domestic strategy to bolster our border defenses is just the beginning.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have the proven tools, strong domestic and international partnerships, and the grit needed to win this battle,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2170161\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2170161\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agriculture Dept. stops southern livestock trade over parasitic fly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2457748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-World-screwworm-1024x768.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[15721,58783,58785,58784,32076],"class_list":["post-2457747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-agriculture","tag-livestock-trade","tag-parasitic-fly","tag-southern-ports","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-World-screwworm-1024x768.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457751,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457747\/revisions\/2457751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}