# Cattle imports from Thailand suspended over lumpy skin disease | MalaysiaNow

> Malaysia has suspended all imports of cattle and buffalo from Thailand over lumpy skin disease, which has reportedly spread to more than 41 Thai provinces. Authorities are stepping up border monitoring to stop smuggling. Forty-two imported cattle in Kedah have been infected so far.

- Date: 2021-06-08 · published 2021-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46530-cattle-imports-from-thailand-suspended-over-lumpy-skin-disease-malaysianow
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The import ban redirects regional cattle trade and tightens supply to Malaysian buyers, with limited effect on global feed or grain prices.

## 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 | 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 | 2021-06-05 | [Agriculture Ministry: Tighter cattle import conditions to check Lumpy Skin Disease \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46528-agriculture-ministry-tighter-cattle-import-conditions-to-check-lumpy-skin.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-07-31 | [Indonesia says cattle that arrived from Australia have lumpy skin disease. So what is it and why does it matter? - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35000-indonesia-says-cattle-that-arrived-from-australia-have-lumpy-skin-disease-so.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 2021-06-05 | [Agriculture Ministry: Tighter cattle import conditions to check Lumpy Skin Disease \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46528-agriculture-ministry-tighter-cattle-import-conditions-to-check-lumpy-skin.md) | +0.8% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-imports-over-new-world-screwworm.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-11 | [US suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24638-us-suspends-mexican-cattle-horse-and-bison-imports-over-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- malaysianow.com: https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/06/08/cattle-imports-from-thailand-suspended-over-lumpy-skin-disease

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