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Belize's agriculture minister said the country is monitoring Costa Rica's screwworm emergency, with cases in Costa Rica and Panama. Belize's cattle industry grew 21.4% between 2022 and 2023, generating about 70.5 million dollars in revenue.
Belize says it eradicated screwworm in the 1990s and remains certified disease-free.
The story reflects regional disease risk to Central American cattle exports, but no supply shock to global markets has occurred. Price impact is minimal.
greaterbelize.comFeb 15, 2024After 69 past neutral disease events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.6%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
