# Namibia bans beef imports from Botswana – The Patriot On Sunday

> Namibia suspended imports of cloven-hoofed animals, their products, and feed such as straw and forage from Botswana after suspecting a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak there. Botswana has also imposed a countrywide movement standstill on susceptible animals.

- Date: 2022-08-30 · published 2022-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39973-namibia-bans-beef-imports-from-botswana-the-patriot-on-sunday
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Trade bans on livestock and feed from Botswana disrupt regional cattle flows, though the effect on global feed and meat prices is limited.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
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| LCATTLE | 2021-02-19 | [USCA Calls for the Halt of Namibian Beef Imports - US Cattlemen's Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48576-usca-calls-for-the-halt-of-namibian-beef-imports-us-cattlemen-s-association.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 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 | 2022-01-11 | [China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case \| Calgary Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43086-china-philippines-suspend-beef-imports-from-canada-after-bse-case-calgary-herald.md) | -0.0% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-07 | [MLA and Commonwealth Bank experts weigh in on China's suspension of imports of Brazilian beef  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45005-mla-and-commonwealth-bank-experts-weigh-in-on-china-s-suspension-of-imports-of.md) | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-11 | [China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case \| Calgary Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43086-china-philippines-suspend-beef-imports-from-canada-after-bse-case-calgary-herald.md) | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-07 | [The Impact of Brazil's Mad Cow Case on US Beef Prices and Exports \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36798-the-impact-of-brazil-s-mad-cow-case-on-us-beef-prices-and-exports-hoosier-ag.md) | -0.7% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-27 | [Cattle Imports from Mexico Restricted after New World Screwworm Detection \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27350-cattle-imports-from-mexico-restricted-after-new-world-screwworm-detection-ohio.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- thepatriot.co.bw: https://thepatriot.co.bw/namibia-bans-beef-imports-from-botswana/

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