# SE Asia Report: COVID surge creating havoc across Asia - Beef Central

> Beef Central's Southeast Asia report says Covid-19 is disrupting markets across Asia. Indonesian slaughter steer prices eased in June amid weak demand under a new strict lockdown, while Northern Australian cattle prices stayed high.

- Date: 2021-07-14 · published 2021-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46013-se-asia-report-covid-surge-creating-havoc-across-asia-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Indonesian demand from lockdowns could reduce import appetite for Australian cattle, but high northern Australian prices suggest tight supply. The net effect on cattle prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-28 | [Aussie dollar slumps to three-year lows, below US65c - Sheep Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39841-aussie-dollar-slumps-to-three-year-lows-below-us65c-sheep-central.md) | +0.2% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-28 | [Is the beef market headed for a crash?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21196-is-the-beef-market-headed-for-a-crash.md) | +2.0% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-06 | [Examining COVID-19’s effect on cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53772-examining-covid-19-s-effect-on-cattle-markets.md) | -4.8% | -9.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-19 | [Meat Values Stoke Revenues; Inflation Offers Pause, CoBank Says - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39276-meat-values-stoke-revenues-inflation-offers-pause-cobank-says-pork-business.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-29 | [Economics of U.S. Beef and Cattle Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22524-economics-of-u-s-beef-and-cattle-market-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -1.4% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/se-asia-report-mar-2021-4-2-2-4-4/

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