# South Africa’s livestock industry is constrained by biosecurity challenges

> South Africa's agricultural sector is forecast to contract 3-5% in 2022, with livestock facing foot-and-mouth outbreaks in five provinces and continued swine flu and avian influenza. Yellow maize prices were up 38% year on year on 23 June 2022, raising feed costs for livestock and poultry farmers.

- Date: 2022-06-27 · published 2022-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40871-south-africa-s-livestock-industry-is-constrained-by-biosecurity-challenges
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher local maize prices and disease-driven herd losses raise feed demand pressure and weigh on South African livestock output, supporting corn prices locally.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-22 | [Yum China, KFC hit by rising poultry prices in China amid African swine fever epidemic \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56212-yum-china-kfc-hit-by-rising-poultry-prices-in-china-amid-african-swine-fever.md) | +0.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-02 | [Bad weather and the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) increase agricultural and livestock prices in South Korea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12940-bad-weather-and-the-spread-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-increase.md) | +0.4% | +22.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-10-06 | [South Korea’s poultry sector recovers from bird flu - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44560-south-korea-s-poultry-sector-recovers-from-bird-flu-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.1% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [Rain-soaked harvest raises quality red flags: What it means for yields and basis in the western Corn Belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12956-rain-soaked-harvest-raises-quality-red-flags-what-it-means-for-yields-and-basis.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-08 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12276-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-fall-hard-hogs-mixed-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-06 | [Foot-and-mouth disease detected in Indonesia; Australian livestock sector on alert - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41345-foot-and-mouth-disease-detected-in-indonesia-australian-livestock-sector-on.md) | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | +1.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- agricultureportal.co.za: https://agricultureportal.co.za/index.php/agri-index/69-animals/8127-south-africa-s-livestock-industry-is-constrained-by-biosecurity-challenges

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