Will we get a Foot and Mouth outbreak this year?

This is environmentally monstrous because the palm kernel represents deforestation, (often by extremely destructive methods), biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions. It also carries Foot and Mouth disease. …NZ has responded with an audit last year…NZ audits palm kernel supply chain as Indonesia battles foot and mouth outbreakAn on-the-ground audit of Indonesia’s palm kernel supply chain shows it is meeting New Zealand’s strict biosecurity requirements for foot and mouth disease, MPI says. …but when you consider the destruction an outbreak would create here…Dire warning over impact of foot and mouth disease on New Zealand’s economyNew Zealand’s economy could take a $10 billion hit in the event of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. If we are going to take even more Palm Kernel this year from a place with Foot and Mouth, it’s only a matter of time.