# China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 | The Beef Site

> China's customs banned imports of cattle and cattle products from Laos on 22 July 2021 to prevent spread of lumpy skin disease. Laos had reported its first outbreaks of the disease earlier that month.

- Date: 2021-07-21 · published 2021-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Laos is a small cattle supplier to China, so the direct trade effect is minor. The ban reflects growing regional lumpy skin disease risk that could tighten Asian beef and cattle supply.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-04 | [PH bans live cattle imports from Thailand, 3 others over lumpy skin disease fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31627-ph-bans-live-cattle-imports-from-thailand-3-others-over-lumpy-skin-disease-fears.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-25 | [Australian biosecurity working to protect cattle from lumpy skin disease - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42656-australian-biosecurity-working-to-protect-cattle-from-lumpy-skin-disease-beef.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-11 | [China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case \| Calgary Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43086-china-philippines-suspend-beef-imports-from-canada-after-bse-case-calgary-herald.md) | -0.0% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-07 | [MLA and Commonwealth Bank experts weigh in on China's suspension of imports of Brazilian beef  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45005-mla-and-commonwealth-bank-experts-weigh-in-on-china-s-suspension-of-imports-of.md) | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-18 | [USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25979-usda-will-not-ban-cattle-imports-from-mexico-over-latest-screwworm-case-agency.md) | -0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/57221/china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease

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