# Livestock communities not out of the FMD danger zone yet

> South Africa's Department of Agriculture has reduced the foot-and-mouth disease zone in KwaZulu-Natal to two clusters. Industry representative Roelie van Reenen says the disease remains active and movement restrictions must continue. Industry protocols have limited animal movement and helped contain spread.

- Date: 2021-10-04 · published 2021-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44500-livestock-communities-not-out-of-the-fmd-danger-zone-yet
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing FMD restrictions in South Africa constrain domestic livestock movement and could affect regional meat and feed demand, though the impact on global grain and meal prices is limited.

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## Sources

- bizcommunity.com: https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/220708.html

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