# Beef prices soar in Kyenjojo over foot and mouth disease

> Foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Uganda have led to livestock movement bans across many districts, including Kyenjojo, where restrictions have cut cattle supply for slaughter. Butchers report beef prices rising locally as a result.

- Date: 2021-03-01 · published 2021-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Uganda · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48057-beef-prices-soar-in-kyenjojo-over-foot-and-mouth-disease
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Local cattle scarcity lifts domestic beef prices in affected Ugandan districts, but the effect is confined to regional markets with little direct bearing on global feed or grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [No relief in sight for high beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19202-no-relief-in-sight-for-high-beef-prices.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-26 | [Foot-and-mouth disease: Impacts would go far beyond huge livestock losses - MPI report's warning - NZ Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40440-foot-and-mouth-disease-impacts-would-go-far-beyond-huge-livestock-losses-mpi.md) | -0.8% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-01 | [Swine fever pushes up sheep and beef price \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55553-swine-fever-pushes-up-sheep-and-beef-price-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-01 | [Cattle market update: Screwworm, drought and strong beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18951-cattle-market-update-screwworm-drought-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -4.9% | -11.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-30 | [Screwworm outbreak cripples cattle trade, costs jobs and raises beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23284-screwworm-outbreak-cripples-cattle-trade-costs-jobs-and-raises-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- independent.co.ug: https://www.independent.co.ug/beef-prices-soar-in-kyenjojo-over-foot-and-mouth-disease/

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