US EditionBluetongue and EID Regulations Will Seriously Impact Cross-Border Trading
- DEFRA announced that from July 1, the bluetongue restricted zone will cover all of England, restricting animal movement into Wales and beyond.
- This decision responds to multiple bluetongue outbreaks in England and aims to delay the disease's incursion into Wales amid concerns over livestock health.
- The restrictions require pre-movement testing for all livestock moving into Wales, causing significant challenges for cross-border trading, especially for breeders relying on English stock.
- James Little said the bluetongue rules and differing cattle EID tagging systems have profound implications, while Chris Dodds called border limits 'catastrophic' for breeding and feeding trade.
- These combined measures threaten to reduce trade volumes and profits for farmers and markets across the UK, with Welsh livestock markets expecting losses up to 35 percent.
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Bluetongue and EID regulations will seriously impact cross-border trading
A LEADING Cumbrian auctioneer says new Bluetongue restrictions will 'severely' restrict cross-border trading.
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A proposed ban on the transfer of livestock between England and Wales is causing "fatal stress" on a number of small farmers in Wales, says the Deputy President of NFU Wales, at a glance360. The Welsh Government has announced that livestock will not be allowed to move across the border without a negative test for bluetongue from July 1 this year, as the virus is spreading throughout England.
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