# Beef cattle tests for M bovis

> New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries plans to test 2,500 beef herds over the next 12 months as part of the M bovis eradication programme. Officials say ongoing monitoring of incoming feedlot cattle gives confidence that the infection is not common in beef breeding herds.

- Date: 2020-01-27 · published 2020-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55040-beef-cattle-tests-for-m-bovis
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Routine surveillance is unlikely to move cattle prices directly. A positive finding in beef herds would, however, raise movement restrictions and trade risk.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-05 | [Lots of Cattle, but No Beef](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53259-lots-of-cattle-but-no-beef.md) | +5.6% | +14.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7963-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-farms-com.md) | +2.1% | -11.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-17 | [May cattle exports near 60,000 head - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40865-may-cattle-exports-near-60-000-head-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [Why beef prices are up and cattle prices are down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6286-why-beef-prices-are-up-and-cattle-prices-are-down.md) | -5.8% | -13.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-05 | [Lots of Cattle, but No Beef](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53259-lots-of-cattle-but-no-beef.md) | +3.8% | +12.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -3.5% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7963-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-farms-com.md) | -6.4% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/beef-cattle-tests-for-m-bovis/

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