# Namibia detects a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease | Reuters

> Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease, and officials warned that beef exports to China, the EU and the United States could be affected. The outbreak also threatens newly signed trade agreements with countries such as Ghana.

- Date: 2021-09-23 · published 2021-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45007-namibia-detects-a-new-strain-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-reuters
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions on a small beef supplier have limited global price impact, though they add to tightness in premium beef trade flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-10 | ['Foot-and-mouth disease won't affect Namibia' - The Namibian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61043-foot-and-mouth-disease-won-t-affect-namibia-the-namibian.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| 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 | 2021-03-01 | [Beef prices soar in Kyenjojo over foot and mouth disease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48057-beef-prices-soar-in-kyenjojo-over-foot-and-mouth-disease.md) | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-16 | [Foot and mouth disease risks concern WA Livestock Exporters Association \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41342-foot-and-mouth-disease-risks-concern-wa-livestock-exporters-association-wa.md) | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-08 | [NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -2.2% | +8.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-16 | [Foot and mouth disease risks concern WA Livestock Exporters Association \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41342-foot-and-mouth-disease-risks-concern-wa-livestock-exporters-association-wa.md) | -2.8% | +8.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-06-06 | [Sustainability of beef industry at stake as foot-and-mouth hits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46531-sustainability-of-beef-industry-at-stake-as-foot-and-mouth-hits.md) | +0.8% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/namibia-detects-new-strain-foot-mouth-disease-2021-09-23/

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