# More action urged on foot-and-mouth | The Western Producer

> Canada's Cattle Association urged federal action to build a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank, estimating about $4 million per year in costs. The group warned that an FMD outbreak could shut down a $60 billion industry and that the disease is a question of when, not if.

- Date: 2023-03-16 · published 2023-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36800-more-action-urged-on-foot-and-mouth-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

FMD risk is a tail risk for livestock trade; an outbreak would disrupt exports and cattle movement, shifting prices sharply across livestock markets.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-31 | [N. American beef leaders urge disease vigilance \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34507-n-american-beef-leaders-urge-disease-vigilance-the-western-producer.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-10 | ['Foot-and-mouth disease won't affect Namibia' - The Namibian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61043-foot-and-mouth-disease-won-t-affect-namibia-the-namibian.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-08 | [NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-04 | [Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country? \| Agriculture \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39974-foot-and-mouth-disease-australia-what-is-fmd-and-what-happens-if-it-enters-the.md) | +0.8% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-07 | [The Impact of Brazil's Mad Cow Case on US Beef Prices and Exports \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36798-the-impact-of-brazil-s-mad-cow-case-on-us-beef-prices-and-exports-hoosier-ag.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-29 | [Impacts of COVID-19 on Pig Production and Pork Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53802-impacts-of-covid-19-on-pig-production-and-pork-processing.md) | +18.6% | +13.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-04 | [African swine fever kills more than 20 wild boar in Poland \| The Seattle Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55484-african-swine-fever-kills-more-than-20-wild-boar-in-poland-the-seattle-times.md) | -1.7% | +6.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-12 | [ASF, grain price volatility add risk to pig production \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47095-asf-grain-price-volatility-add-risk-to-pig-production-feed-strategy.md) | -0.5% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/livestock/more-action-urged-on-foot-and-mouth/

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