# NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa

> Namibia confirmed foot-and-mouth disease in 13 cattle from a herd of 657 in Kavango East on September 28, and authorities banned cloven-hoofed animal movements and suspended Namibia-Angola animal movement. The NCBA voiced concern about the threat to the US cattle industry.

- Date: 2020-10-08 · published 2020-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A localized FMD outbreak in a non-US region has limited direct impact on US cattle prices, though it reinforces the risk of trade restrictions on beef.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-10 | ['Foot-and-mouth disease won't affect Namibia' - The Namibian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61043-foot-and-mouth-disease-won-t-affect-namibia-the-namibian.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-01 | [Diseases on farms in South Africa: recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system - BetsBulletin South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16135-diseases-on-farms-in-south-africa-recent-outbreaks-point-to-weaknesses-in-the.md) | -3.2% | -1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-14 | [Diseases on farms in South Africa: recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system – Agribook Digital](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16142-diseases-on-farms-in-south-africa-recent-outbreaks-point-to-weaknesses-in-the.md) | -0.4% | -4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-04 | [Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country? \| Agriculture \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39974-foot-and-mouth-disease-australia-what-is-fmd-and-what-happens-if-it-enters-the.md) | +0.8% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2020/10/08/ncba-expresses-concern-foot-mouth

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