LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Eggs have gone up and now there is a potential for beef prices to go up.
It’s not due to tariffs but a dangerous parasite that has raised concern at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), causing a halt in cattle imports.
With the spring that we’ve seen in central Arkansas, muddy pastures could be a breeding ground for flies and other harmful parasites, potentially leading to the screwworm infecting cattle…