# Livestock disease worries haunt farmers across Europe

> An Irish Examiner feature describes concern across Europe about bluetongue, avian influenza, African swine fever and TB. Bluetongue in Co Down threatens Ireland's disease-free status and live export trade. African swine fever has been detected in Spain, the EU's second-largest pork exporter.

- Date: 2025-12-08 · published 2025-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15945-livestock-disease-worries-haunt-farmers-across-europe
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Multiple livestock disease threats tighten meat supply expectations and could support prices for beef and pork. The overall effect is a general risk premium rather than a single discrete supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-26 | [Foot-and-mouth disease: Impacts would go far beyond huge livestock losses - MPI report's warning - NZ Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40440-foot-and-mouth-disease-impacts-would-go-far-beyond-huge-livestock-losses-mpi.md) | -0.8% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-03-16 | [South Korea on highest alert as 3 major livestock diseases spread nationwide \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15924-south-korea-on-highest-alert-as-3-major-livestock-diseases-spread-nationwide.md) | -0.4% | +6.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock • Stateline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19201-flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock-stateline.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-03 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21012-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced-the.md) | +0.0% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [After the Bell \| Feeders end limit higher after screwworm detection - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5198-after-the-bell-feeders-end-limit-higher-after-screwworm-detection-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- irishexaminer.com: https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-41756795.html

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