# Namibia feels the heat of declining national herd, as producer prices rise - The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News

> Namibia's national cattle herd has shrunk, with 147,146 head marketed January to August 2021, down 15.87% from a year earlier. The average slaughter-ready cattle price rose to N$51/kg in August. Export abattoirs' share of marketed cattle rose to 26%.

- Date: 2021-10-19 · published 2021-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44504-namibia-feels-the-heat-of-declining-national-herd-as-producer-prices-rise-the
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking regional herd tightens beef supply and supports producer prices in southern Africa, with little direct effect on global feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- thebrief.com.na: https://thebrief.com.na/2021/10/namibia-feels-the-heat-of-declining-national-herd-as-producer-prices-rise/

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