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Cattle fever ticks, which were largely eliminated from the US over 70 years ago, are returning and spreading beyond the Texas-Mexico border buffer zone. Current control techniques are less effective, and the ticks reduce milk and meat production and transmit babesiosis.
Spreading tick-borne disease could reduce herd productivity and raise control costs in Texas cattle operations, but the national price impact is likely small at present.
animalspeoplepathogens.comCharles HootsJun 15, 2017After 356 past disease events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -0.8% to +1.1%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 266 past disease events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (59% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.7%), and +1.7% 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.
