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USDA Calls Livestock Protection a 'National Security Issue.' So why is the great America behind Mexico on New world Screwworm?
USDA calls livestock protection a national security issue but Mexico's sterile fly plant opens July 2026. America's won't open until 2027. The Silicon Review asks why the US is behind on new world Screwworm. The United States Department of Agriculture has a clear message: "Protecting our livestock industry is a national security issue of the utmost importance." Those words came from USDA under Secretary Dudley Hoskins on June 3, 2026, the same day the first new world screwworm case in decades was confirmed in a Texas calf. But here is the problem. Actions speak louder than press releases. Mexico saw the screwworm coming. The parasitic fly, which eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been advancing north through Central America for over a year. Mexico took urgent action. It repurposed an existing fruit fly facility in Metapa, Chiapas, converting it to breed sterile screwworm flies. The United States invested $21 million toward the $51 million project. That plant is scheduled to open in July 2026. Next month. The United States has known about this threat for months. Mexico will start producing 100 million sterile flies per week in July 2026. America's $750 million facility won't o...
