# Indonesian live cattle trade at the crossroads - Beef Central

> An industry commentary says the northern Australia to Indonesia live cattle trade is at risk. Indonesia's domestic herd has stagnated, and foot-and-mouth and lumpy skin disease have been introduced. The author expects the national herd to enter an accelerated decline.

- Date: 2022-10-31 · published 2022-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39087-indonesian-live-cattle-trade-at-the-crossroads-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Indonesian demand for Australian feeder cattle would weaken Australian cattle prices. It has little direct effect on U.S. or feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-27 | [The threat that has the northern cattle industry on high alert - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42222-the-threat-that-has-the-northern-cattle-industry-on-high-alert-beef-central.md) | -0.7% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-20 | [Qld rain, Indo outbreak weigh on northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41341-qld-rain-indo-outbreak-weigh-on-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-01 | [The battlefronts facing the live cattle trade \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39975-the-battlefronts-facing-the-live-cattle-trade-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-29 | [China’s coronavirus outbreak will impact beef and cattle trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55036-china-s-coronavirus-outbreak-will-impact-beef-and-cattle-trade-beef-central.md) | -1.1% | -4.8% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-27 | [The threat that has the northern cattle industry on high alert - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42222-the-threat-that-has-the-northern-cattle-industry-on-high-alert-beef-central.md) | +3.3% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-20 | [Qld rain, Indo outbreak weigh on northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41341-qld-rain-indo-outbreak-weigh-on-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +12.2% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +1.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/indonesian-live-cattle-trade-at-the-crossroads/

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