{"id":76520,"date":"2026-06-04T04:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-u-s-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:47:25","slug":"new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-u-s-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-u-s-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"New World Screwworm Confirmed in U.S. for First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/603\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 June 4, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Federal agriculture officials have confirmed New World screwworm in the United States for the first time. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced yesterday evening that the dangerous livestock parasite was discovered in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas. The infestation was found in the animal&#8217;s umbilical region. Officials have established a 20-kilometer containment area with quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance to prevent spread. The parasite poses a serious threat to all livestock producers.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Markets<\/h2>\n\n<p>Cattle futures took a beating yesterday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. August live cattle dropped $1.80 to close at $347.85. October contracts fell $1.87 to $229. Feeder cattle saw even steeper losses with August contracts down $5.80 to $342.62. September feeders also lost $5.80 closing at $339.32.<\/p>\n\n<p>Locally, corn at Laurel Grain Company in Laurel, Delaware is bringing $4.71 a bushel for July delivery. Soybeans for July are at $10.89.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Forecast<\/h2>\n\n<p>Expect sunny skies today with a high near 80\u00b0 and light southwest winds. Tonight stays mostly clear with lows around 64\u00b0. Friday brings more sunshine, high of 81\u00b0 with light southwest breezes. Perfect weather for field work across Delmarva.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Morning Edition, June 4, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Federal agriculture officials have confirmed New World screwworm in the United States for the first time. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced yesterday evening that the dangerous livestock parasite was discovered in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas. The infestation was found in the animal&#8217;s umbilical region. Officials have established a 20-kilometer containment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":76519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/farm-report-social-2026-06-04-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-jUc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76882,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/screwworm-detected-in-texas-calf-first-u-s-case-rattles-markets\/","url_meta":{"origin":76520,"position":0},"title":"Screwworm Detected in Texas Calf, First U.S. Case Rattles Markets","author":"","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 June 4, 2026 DELMARVA \u2014 Federal agriculture inspectors confirmed Thursday they have detected New World screwworm in a 3-week-old calf in southern Texas near the Mexican border. 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