# Growing Spread of Animal Diseases Puts Global Livestock Sector on Alert – Border Monitor

> FAO and other sources report rising transboundary animal disease threats, including ASF, avian influenza, New World screwworm and FMD, with spread driven by animal movement and weak veterinary capacity. South Africa faces recurring FMD outbreaks that have disrupted livestock movement and beef exports. FAO estimates avian influenza has caused losses of more than 633 million poultry.

- Date: 2026-06-11 · published 2026-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15905-growing-spread-of-animal-diseases-puts-global-livestock-sector-on-alert-border
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Recurring FMD in South Africa restricts beef and livestock movement and export access, which can weigh on local cattle prices and support demand for imported beef.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-10 | [Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-19 | [Atypical BSE detected in Alabama \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70076-atypical-bse-detected-in-alabama-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [USDA allocates $165M to protect livestock from New World screwworm \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26913-usda-allocates-165m-to-protect-livestock-from-new-world-screwworm-agriculture.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-08 | [NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- bordermonitor.org: https://bordermonitor.org/health-and-outbreaks/growing-spread-of-animal-diseases-puts-global-livestock-sector-on-alert/

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