# State Officials Push USDA to Allow Bird Flu Vaccines for Dairy Cattle

> NASDA and NASAHO asked USDA at a November 5 meeting to authorize a voluntary national emergency vaccination framework for dairy cattle. USDA reported 55 confirmed bird flu cases in cows across seven states from October 5 to November 10, with Washington accounting for 43.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:18:30.695Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96746-state-officials-push-usda-to-allow-bird-flu-vaccines-for-dairy-cattle
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

If USDA approves dairy vaccination, it would add a new control tool and could reduce future herd losses and milk output disruption. No immediate price effect is expected because the request is still pending.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-10-13 | [Economic Update: Dairy Forward Pricing Program has expired, for now \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33771-economic-update-dairy-forward-pricing-program-has-expired-for-now-ag-proud.md) | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2025-01-29 | [Dairy economist expects offsets to new higher FMMO make allowances  - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26665-dairy-economist-expects-offsets-to-new-higher-fmmo-make-allowances-brownfield.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| MILK | 2018-12-26 | [Lots of good things for dairy in new farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61717-lots-of-good-things-for-dairy-in-new-farm-bill.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2022-03-01 | [Unwrapping USDA’s New Dairy Processing Cost Study and How it Could Impact Make Allowances \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42285-unwrapping-usda-s-new-dairy-processing-cost-study-and-how-it-could-impact-make.md) | +8.1% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2022-05-31 | [Dairy group seeks clarification on milk pricing changes \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41570-dairy-group-seeks-clarification-on-milk-pricing-changes-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/state-officials-push-usda-to-allow-bird-flu-vaccines-for-dairy-cattle-12251816

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