# Foreign Animal Disease Impacts Domestic Prices and Production | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska

> Drought and fires in Australia have reduced its breeding herd and slaughter, cutting the supply of beef available for import into the US. Packers have responded by grinding higher-value cuts for domestic ground beef, widening the price gap between imported and domestic 90% lean trimmings.

- Date: 2020-04-22 · published 2020-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53582-foreign-animal-disease-impacts-domestic-prices-and-production-center-for
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Australian supply lifts imported lean trim costs and supports US cattle and beef values as packers shift cuts into grinding. Buyers should expect firm cattle prices while the import gap persists.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [CattleFax Forecasts Producer Profitability in 2023 with Potential Drought Relief for the West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37485-cattlefax-forecasts-producer-profitability-in-2023-with-potential-drought.md) | +1.3% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-30 | [Third La Nina Year Influenced Lower Production, Forage Shortages and Higher Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38160-third-la-nina-year-influenced-lower-production-forage-shortages-and-higher.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-01 | [Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd Liquidation \| UNL Beef \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39970-maximizing-profits-under-drought-conditions-higher-input-costs-and-national.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-24 | [Record prices, farm debts make it hard for livestock producers to rebuild herd - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54067-record-prices-farm-debts-make-it-hard-for-livestock-producers-to-rebuild-herd.md) | +2.9% | -8.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-06 | [CattleFax Forecasts Continued Strong Demand and High Price Outlook for Cattle Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26180-cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-and-high-price-outlook-for-cattle.md) | -1.7% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- cap.unl.edu: https://cap.unl.edu/news/foreign-animal-disease-impacts-domestic-prices-and-production/

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