# Finland adds bird flu in cattle to its list of monitored diseases

> Finland's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has added highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle to the list of animal diseases under state surveillance. Suspected cases in cows must now be reported to a vet immediately. The virus has not been found in Finnish cattle, and in an outbreak, animal movements would be restricted and milk would have to be pasteurised.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T03:11:40.284Z
- Category: policy · region Finland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98923-finland-adds-bird-flu-in-cattle-to-its-list-of-monitored-diseases
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

This is a regulatory surveillance step with no current supply effect, since no infections have been detected in Finnish cattle. It has little direct impact on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-03-10 | [PM urges drastic solutions to control cattle, poultry diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54022-pm-urges-drastic-solutions-to-control-cattle-poultry-diseases.md) | -6.9% | -20.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-03 | [National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Livestock and Poultry Diseases for the period 2026-2030](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15914-national-plan-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-livestock-and-poultry-diseases.md) | -1.2% | +1.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-02 | [US farms need money to prevent foreign animal diseases here \| Representative Randy Feenstra](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16012-us-farms-need-money-to-prevent-foreign-animal-diseases-here-representative.md) | +0.1% | +3.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-09 | [American farmers raise alarm as US cuts funds for UN bird flu fight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16004-american-farmers-raise-alarm-as-us-cuts-funds-for-un-bird-flu-fight.md) | +5.7% | +10.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-08-31 | [Cattle, Hog Prices Are Still Trapped and Heading Lower. What to Watch Next.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18028-cattle-hog-prices-are-still-trapped-and-heading-lower-what-to-watch-next.md) | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2026-05-03 | [National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Livestock and Poultry Diseases for the period 2026-2030](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15914-national-plan-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-livestock-and-poultry-diseases.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2024-06-05 | [Livestock feed markets and the ‘big oil deficit’ - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29738-livestock-feed-markets-and-the-big-oil-deficit-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.9% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2025-02-26 | [USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26060-usda-invests-up-to-1-billion-to-combat-avian-flu-and-reduce-egg-prices-usda.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- paw4care.com: https://paw4care.com/news/europe/finland-bird-flu-cattle-monitored-disease-report-vet-milk-pasteurised/

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