# Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business

> Industry leaders from the National Pork Board and NCBA discussed how prepared US pork and beef sectors are for foreign animal disease outbreaks at a Colorado State University symposium. They highlighted AgView, a voluntary animal movement record system that producers can share with state veterinarians.

- Date: 2021-02-10 · published 2021-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Preparedness discussions do not change near-term supply, but a foreign animal disease outbreak in the US would sharply cut demand and export access for pork and beef, pressuring hog and cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | +1.0% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-24 | [AASV: State veterinarians share lessons from disease outbreaks for pig industry
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16288-aasv-state-veterinarians-share-lessons-from-disease-outbreaks-for-pig-industry.md) | -5.4% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-30 | [The continued threat of foreign animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases.md) | +1.8% | +11.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-06-21 | [Pork industry learns lessons from avian influenza outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16267-pork-industry-learns-lessons-from-avian-influenza-outbreak.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-11 | [Growing Spread of Animal Diseases Puts Global Livestock Sector on Alert – Border Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15905-growing-spread-of-animal-diseases-puts-global-livestock-sector-on-alert-border.md) | +1.0% | -3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-06 | [Opportunity in the crisis: FMD-outbreak spotlights need to safeguard SA beef industry \| ProAgri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55551-opportunity-in-the-crisis-fmd-outbreak-spotlights-need-to-safeguard-sa-beef.md) | +0.5% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/livestock-industry-prepared-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak

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