# Grain sector cautions of FMD fallout | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian grain groups warned that a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Indonesia, just north of Australia, could hurt domestic grain demand if it cut livestock and meat exports. Grain Growers said east coast producers rely heavily on the domestic feed market.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41373-grain-sector-cautions-of-fmd-fallout-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A disease-driven cut in Australian livestock numbers would reduce feed grain demand from the domestic market, a bearish risk for feed grains, though no outbreak in Australia has occurred yet.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-23 | [ASF Continues Spread in China and FMD on the Move in South Africa – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60978-asf-continues-spread-in-china-and-fmd-on-the-move-in-south-africa-american.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [China's duck farmers cash in as disease slashes pork output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58086-china-s-duck-farmers-cash-in-as-disease-slashes-pork-output.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-30 | [Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26636-feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025-grainews.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-12 | [Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25608-egg-prices-are-finally-falling-but-they-re-about-to-spike-again-cnn-business.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| 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 | 2022-03-29 | [Borders will shut to cattle in a lumpy skin outbreak, experts warn \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42217-borders-will-shut-to-cattle-in-a-lumpy-skin-outbreak-experts-warn-farm-online.md) | -0.7% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-09 | [Saleyard prices to fall; foot and mouth will cost us $80b: ABARES  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40866-saleyard-prices-to-fall-foot-and-mouth-will-cost-us-80b-abares-farm-online-act.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/7746807/grain-sector-cautions-of-fmd-fallout/

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