Moro (ASOPROVAC): "The ranchers live with tremendous concern" over the advance of the DNC

Matilde Moro, manager of ASOPROVAC (Spanish Association of Beef Cattle Producers) told us in the latest broadcast of AGROPOPULAR on October 25th, how cattle farmers are experiencing the spread of Contagious Nodular Dermatosis (DNC). Moro stated that "cattle farmers are experiencing this with tremendous concern. It is the first time this disease has appeared in Spain and they are really anxious to see how the cases evolve, primarily in the area that is currently the most affected, but also outside of it due to the impact it may have, not only on the farm itself, but also on foreign trade and animal movements." Regarding whether the suspension of exports has been noticed in the domestic market prices, Moro explained that, "if we really look at what happened in France and Italy, where outbreaks occurred before Spain, we observe in previous patterns a certain stabilization of prices in all cases, but they then went back up within a few weeks. That is to say, right now -he affirmed- ...