# Bluetongue fears lead to warning against importing European cattle -  Free

> Ireland's Department of Agriculture warned farmers against importing live ruminants from mainland Europe during the midge season due to Bluetongue risk. July imports of 135 European cattle were sharply up from 36 a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57530-bluetongue-fears-lead-to-warning-against-importing-european-cattle-free
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Bluetongue risk affects live cattle trade and European herd movements. The impact on feed-grain or protein prices is minimal, as this is a regional animal health advisory.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-23 | [Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in imported cattle - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68408-bluetongue-virus-detected-and-dealt-with-in-imported-cattle-gov-uk.md) | +1.6% | +8.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.6% | -3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-25 | [Farmers urged to be vigilant following detection of bluetongue virus in cattle imported to Great Britain \| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68411-farmers-urged-to-be-vigilant-following-detection-of-bluetongue-virus-in-cattle.md) | +5.8% | +5.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-04 | [End to reporting atypical BSE -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35599-end-to-reporting-atypical-bse-free.md) | +1.7% | +2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-10-23 | [Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in imported cattle - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68408-bluetongue-virus-detected-and-dealt-with-in-imported-cattle-gov-uk.md) | +1.9% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-31 | [Cattle futures rebound as Mexican import fears ease - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18476-cattle-futures-rebound-as-mexican-import-fears-ease-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-10 | [US again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23700-us-again-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-flesh-eating-screwworms-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/linkedarticle-486087

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