# Indonesia says cattle that arrived from Australia have lumpy skin disease. So what is it and why does it matter? - ABC News

> Indonesia stopped live cattle imports from four Australian export facilities after 13 cattle shipped from the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia tested positive for lumpy skin disease. Australia had maintained that it was free of the disease. The disease spreads through insects and affects cattle and buffalo.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35000-indonesia-says-cattle-that-arrived-from-australia-have-lumpy-skin-disease-so
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Australia's live cattle exports to Indonesia are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, so the import halt cuts demand for Australian cattle. If the disease reaches Australia, it could restrict meat and dairy exports to many markets.

## 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 | 2024-02-04 | [PH bans live cattle imports from Thailand, 3 others over lumpy skin disease fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31627-ph-bans-live-cattle-imports-from-thailand-3-others-over-lumpy-skin-disease-fears.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-04 | [Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country? \| Agriculture \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39974-foot-and-mouth-disease-australia-what-is-fmd-and-what-happens-if-it-enters-the.md) | +0.8% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-14 | [Mad cow disease has also appeared in Switzerland - Free Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36993-mad-cow-disease-has-also-appeared-in-switzerland-free-press.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/lumpy-skin-disease-cattle-from-australia-exports-indonesia/102668870

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