# Kay's Korner: Beef is safe from bird flu | Western Livestock Journal

> A WLJ column recounts how live cattle futures fell after March 25, 2024 reports of H5N1 in US dairy herds and a human infection. The April live cattle contract dropped 830 points by April 1 after a Texas farm worker tested positive. The author notes that no beef cattle have been found infected.

- Date: 2024-05-03 · published 2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5418-kay-s-korner-beef-is-safe-from-bird-flu-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The futures drop reflected disease fear rather than actual infection in beef cattle, so the risk premium may be unwarranted. If beef is confirmed safe, the price pressure could ease and support cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-19 | [Atypical BSE detected in Alabama \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70076-atypical-bse-detected-in-alabama-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-12-22 | [FMD awareness remains important \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67448-fmd-awareness-remains-important-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-13 | [US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16073-us-to-expand-bird-flu-testing-of-beef-in-slaughterhouses-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [USDA allocates $165M to protect livestock from New World screwworm \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26913-usda-allocates-165m-to-protect-livestock-from-new-world-screwworm-agriculture.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/kays-korner-beef-is-safe-from-bird-flu/

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