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A Texas A&M extension article reviews the history of the Texas cattle fever tick eradication program and the quarantine zone along the Texas-Mexico border. It explains that the ticks transmit Babesia parasites that are fatal to most susceptible cattle, and that the parasites remain active in Mexico.
Continued tick presence near the border raises the risk of quarantine restrictions on cattle movements from Mexico, which can tighten feeder cattle supply in the US Southwest.
animalscience.tamu.eduJun 8, 2018After 29 past neutral disease events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.6% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.2%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 69 past neutral disease events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.6%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
