# Manitoba scores a win on U.S. TB testing - Manitoba Co-operator

> The USDA will no longer require breeding cattle or bison from Manitoba to test for bovine tuberculosis before export, effective July 1. The change ends a testing requirement that producers said had weighed on the industry since 1997.

- Date: 2018-07-16 · published 2018-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63968-manitoba-scores-a-win-on-u-s-tb-testing-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Easier export of Canadian breeding stock is a modest trade change with little direct effect on feed grain or commodity prices.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-04 | [U.S. livestock: Warming weather, easing feed costs spur rallies - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58726-u-s-livestock-warming-weather-easing-feed-costs-spur-rallies-manitoba-co.md) | +0.5% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-27 | [Non-tariff trade barriers remain major obstacle - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71957-non-tariff-trade-barriers-remain-major-obstacle-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-13 | [Will contrasting cattle and meat prices see US beef back on Australian retail shelves? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51582-will-contrasting-cattle-and-meat-prices-see-us-beef-back-on-australian-retail.md) | +2.4% | +0.1% |
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| LCATTLE | 2019-12-13 | [U.S. agriculture wary of Trump's China sales pledge, more meat a must](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55444-u-s-agriculture-wary-of-trump-s-china-sales-pledge-more-meat-a-must.md) | +0.8% | +4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-04 | [U.S. livestock: Warming weather, easing feed costs spur rallies - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58726-u-s-livestock-warming-weather-easing-feed-costs-spur-rallies-manitoba-co.md) | +4.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to lift screwworm ban on Mexican cattle - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18296-u-s-to-lift-screwworm-ban-on-mexican-cattle-tt.md) | +0.8% | -3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66137-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-again-on-cash-prices-trade-war-threat-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/livestock/manitoba-scores-a-win-on-u-s-tb-testing/

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