# What is the need to revive the Namibian redmeat industry? | Namibia Economist

> A Namibian commentary says the drought reduced the national cattle herd to about 60% of normal, turning the country from net exporter to a constrained producer. It calls for revival of the redmeat sector.

- Date: 2020-07-01 · published 2020-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52059-what-is-the-need-to-revive-the-namibian-redmeat-industry-namibia-economist
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A drought-reduced herd limits exportable beef and live cattle from Namibia, a small influence on global supply but relevant to regional southern African cattle trade.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-28 | [San Antonio is on pace to record one of the hottest Junes in history](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64467-san-antonio-is-on-pace-to-record-one-of-the-hottest-junes-in-history.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-20 | [Cattle Prices Pt 1 - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10057-cattle-prices-pt-1-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-27 | [Scientists expect more drought this year in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13104-scientists-expect-more-drought-this-year-in-parts-of-the-midwest-and-great.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -0.8% | -4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-13 | [Cattle industry takes center stage in May - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41545-cattle-industry-takes-center-stage-in-may-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- economist.com.na: https://economist.com.na/what-is-the-need-to-revive-the-namibian-redmeat-industry/

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