# Agriculture Ministry: Tighter cattle import conditions to check Lumpy Skin Disease | Malay Mail

> Malaysia's Agriculture Ministry tightened conditions for live cattle imports to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease, which has spread across several Asian countries. Entry-point controls are being tightened, and monitoring has inspected over 81,000 head with 89 symptomatic animals culled.

- Date: 2021-06-05 · published 2021-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46528-agriculture-ministry-tighter-cattle-import-conditions-to-check-lumpy-skin
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Disease-driven import restrictions affect regional cattle trade flows but have limited direct impact on major grain, meal or U.S. cattle prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-06-08 | [Cattle imports from Thailand suspended over lumpy skin disease \| MalaysiaNow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46530-cattle-imports-from-thailand-suspended-over-lumpy-skin-disease-malaysianow.md) | +1.4% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-04 | [Agriculture Ministry Heightens Surveillance to Protect Cattle Industry from Screwworms - Love FM Belize News & Music Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28248-agriculture-ministry-heightens-surveillance-to-protect-cattle-industry-from.md) | -1.5% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-09-04 | [Australia remains free of lumpy skin disease despite Indonesia blocking cattle imports, officials say \| Rural and regional Australia \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34038-australia-remains-free-of-lumpy-skin-disease-despite-indonesia-blocking-cattle.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-06-08 | [Cattle imports from Thailand suspended over lumpy skin disease \| MalaysiaNow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46530-cattle-imports-from-thailand-suspended-over-lumpy-skin-disease-malaysianow.md) | +2.9% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-04 | [Agriculture Ministry Heightens Surveillance to Protect Cattle Industry from Screwworms - Love FM Belize News & Music Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28248-agriculture-ministry-heightens-surveillance-to-protect-cattle-industry-from.md) | -1.2% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-11 | [Agri-Pulse analysis: How Mexican cattle matter to U.S. industry, consumers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24161-agri-pulse-analysis-how-mexican-cattle-matter-to-u-s-industry-consumers-agri.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/06/05/agriculture-ministry-tighter-cattle-import-conditions-to-check-lumpy-skin-d/1979869

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