# Mixed views on cattle import decision | WA

> Western Australian breeders have criticized new Johne's disease C-strain import conditions for cattle, which take effect July 1. The conditions add faecal testing requirements and a veterinary-approved biosecurity plan for supplying properties.

- Date: 2021-04-05 · published 2021-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47536-mixed-views-on-cattle-import-decision-wa
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stricter import rules raise compliance costs and may restrict cattle movement into Western Australia, with little effect on global commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.4% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | +2.2% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle markets react to Argentina import talk \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6339-cattle-markets-react-to-argentina-import-talk-western-livestock-journal.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7192017/mixed-views-on-cattle-import-decision/

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