# Egg producer: ‘Boots on the ground’ key to vND fight | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> David Will, general manager of California egg producer Chino Valley Ranchers, testified before a House subcommittee on July 16 that USDA help has been important in fighting virulent Newcastle disease. He said the outbreak, present in southern California since May 2018 and also found in Utah and Arizona, needs more field staff rather than just vaccines, and blamed a government shutdown for slowing the response.

- Date: 2019-07-17 · published 2019-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58093-egg-producer-boots-on-the-ground-key-to-vnd-fight-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing vND in US poultry raises disease-control costs and risks further flock losses and trade restrictions, which can tighten egg and poultry supply and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/egg-production/article/15528998/egg-producer-boots-on-the-ground-key-to-vnd-fight-wattagnet

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