How screwworm in Texas cattle herds could re-inflate record beef prices this summer
Cattle roam a field on June 6, 2026 in La Pryor, Texas. Joel Angel Juarez | Getty Images The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas, a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the flesh of living warm-blooded animals, could exacerbate existing inflation pain for Americans already grappling …