# Qld rain, Indo outbreak weigh on northern cattle export trade - Beef Central

> Unseasonal heavy rain in Queensland cattle areas has disrupted northern cattle supply, and the MLA export indicator was revised up to 474c/kg. Indonesian feedlots are reportedly reluctant to place new orders after the FMD detection in Indonesia.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41341-qld-rain-indo-outbreak-weigh-on-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced export demand from Indonesia and weather-related supply disruption shift the balance on northern cattle prices, with rain pushing prices upward on tighter supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-09 | [Nicaragua reports screwworm outbreak in cattle
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30190-nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-10-05 | [SE Asia report: Encouraging trends as Indo prices gain strength - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62488-se-asia-report-encouraging-trends-as-indo-prices-gain-strength-beef-central.md) | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-28 | [Bulls Run on Live Cattle Futures \| Traders' Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24797-bulls-run-on-live-cattle-futures-traders-insight.md) | +0.9% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-15 | [China’s beef herd to grow, on the back of high meat prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48053-china-s-beef-herd-to-grow-on-the-back-of-high-meat-prices-beef-central.md) | -0.3% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-28 | [Bulls Run on Live Cattle Futures \| Traders' Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24797-bulls-run-on-live-cattle-futures-traders-insight.md) | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-29 | [Mexico’s Screwworm Outbreak Delays Mexican Cattle Exports Into the US Until After the First of the Year - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27349-mexico-s-screwworm-outbreak-delays-mexican-cattle-exports-into-the-us-until.md) | -1.5% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/qld-rain-indo-outbreak-weigh-on-northern-cattle-export-trade/

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