# Namibia-Angolan border fence too expensive - Namibian Sun

> The Meat Board of Namibia found that erecting a fence on the Namibia-Angola border was too expensive as a way to market beef north of the veterinary cordon fence. The board will focus on commodity-based trade in the short term and consider a new FMD-free zone in the long term.

- Date: 2021-04-26 · published 2021-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47539-namibia-angolan-border-fence-too-expensive-namibian-sun
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The decision keeps northern Namibian beef confined to limited markets, which has no meaningful effect on global feed or commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-10-19 | [Studies to guide livestock policies - The Namibian Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62492-studies-to-guide-livestock-policies-the-namibian-farmer.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.4% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-22 | [NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39530-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports.md) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-10-19 | [Studies to guide livestock policies - The Namibian Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62492-studies-to-guide-livestock-policies-the-namibian-farmer.md) | -0.8% | -4.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-18 | [NCBA renews call for suspension of Brazilian beef imports - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41785-ncba-renews-call-for-suspension-of-brazilian-beef-imports-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-07-06 | [Editorial: Protecting cattle from pest and disease - Texas Border Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46008-editorial-protecting-cattle-from-pest-and-disease-texas-border-business.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- namibiansun.com: https://www.namibiansun.com/news/namibia-angolan-border-fence-too-expensive2021-04-27

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