THE United States live cattle futures market has been heavily spooked by developments in the spread of an infectious form of Avian Influenza (bird flu), firstly into US dairy cattle, and in the past week, from dairy animals into humans.
Independent meat and livestock market analyst Simon Quilty opened his presentation during this afternoon’s Australian Wagyu Association annual conference in Cairns with a summary of recent developments, which he described as ‘somewhat extraordinary.’
Beef Central first wrote about the recent migration…