# FMD awareness remains important | Western Livestock Journal

> Brazil's agriculture ministry expects to be recognized by the OIE as foot-and-mouth disease free with vaccination in 2018. A later step aims for FMD-free status without vaccination. Brazilian beef remains banned in the US for other sanitary and quality reasons.

- Date: 2017-12-22 · published 2017-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67448-fmd-awareness-remains-important-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Recognition of Brazil's FMD status could widen beef export access and add supply to global markets over time. For US buyers, the near-term impact is limited because Brazilian beef is already banned.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/fmd-awareness-remains-important/

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