# Farmers ignoring M bovis risks

> New Zealand farmers are continuing livestock trade between islands despite the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak. Infected properties have risen to 300 under movement controls, and 75% of confirmed cases are in the South Island.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56527-farmers-ignoring-m-bovis-risks
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Disease restrictions on cattle movement constrain New Zealand supply and could tighten regional beef and dairy-cattle markets, though the global price effect is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-15 | [Unsecure border ushers in risks to agriculture - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43996-unsecure-border-ushers-in-risks-to-agriculture-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +1.4% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-27 | [Beef cattle tests for M bovis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55040-beef-cattle-tests-for-m-bovis.md) | -1.3% | -4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-28 | [Stranraer farmer raises import concerns over bovine TB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69405-stranraer-farmer-raises-import-concerns-over-bovine-tb.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-02-13 | [Look Out for Psoroptic Mange \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66454-look-out-for-psoroptic-mange-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +2.6% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-30 | [Helping Farmers, Advancing American Agriculture \| AAU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28717-helping-farmers-advancing-american-agriculture-aau.md) | -2.5% | -0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-15 | [Unsecure border ushers in risks to agriculture - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43996-unsecure-border-ushers-in-risks-to-agriculture-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +3.0% | +5.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-01-27 | [Beef cattle tests for M bovis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55040-beef-cattle-tests-for-m-bovis.md) | -4.1% | -4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-08-28 | [Stranraer farmer raises import concerns over bovine TB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69405-stranraer-farmer-raises-import-concerns-over-bovine-tb.md) | +1.0% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/farmers-ignoring-m-bovis-risks/

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