# Bluetongue zone to remain around Echuca for another month - Beef Central

> Agriculture Victoria extended a temporary 100 km bluetongue virus zone around Echuca for 30 days to December 13, 2017, while confirmatory testing of 2,500 cattle samples is completed. Some preliminary results were not negative, so laboratory confirmation is still needed.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67927-bluetongue-zone-to-remain-around-echuca-for-another-month-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Bluetongue restrictions on cattle movement in northern Victoria may slow local livestock trade, though the effect on global feed or commodity prices is small.

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## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/bluetongue-zone-to-remain-around-echuca-for-another-month/

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