# SE Asia Report: LSD issue complicates trading relationships in Asia - Beef Central

> Australian cattle exports to Indonesia and Malaysia have been suspended after lumpy skin disease was detected in some shipments. Four quarantine depots are affected, and Australia must show LSD freedom within 60 days. Indonesia disputes the vaccination explanation for the positive results.

- Date: 2023-08-17 · published 2023-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Southeast Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34510-se-asia-report-lsd-issue-complicates-trading-relationships-in-asia-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Suspended Australian live cattle trade reduces Southeast Asian feeder supply and can tighten cattle prices in importing markets. The effect on grain and meal demand is small.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-25 | [Australian biosecurity working to protect cattle from lumpy skin disease - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42656-australian-biosecurity-working-to-protect-cattle-from-lumpy-skin-disease-beef.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-19 | [Russia and Thailand issue temporary bans on imports of live cattle, buffalo and their products \| The National Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46015-russia-and-thailand-issue-temporary-bans-on-imports-of-live-cattle-buffalo-and.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-19 | [Sort and Cull: US Questions Brazilian Beef Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44004-sort-and-cull-us-questions-brazilian-beef-imports.md) | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-13 | [US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16073-us-to-expand-bird-flu-testing-of-beef-in-slaughterhouses-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report-2/

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