# SE Asia Report: Trade volumes in May close to normal pre-virus levels - Beef Central

> Live cattle trade volumes in Southeast Asia in May were close to normal pre-virus levels. Indonesian beef demand rose modestly during Ramadan and Lebaran, and Indonesian feeder imports ran around 37,000 head in April. African swine fever continues to disrupt protein supply.

- Date: 2020-06-05 · published 2020-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52575-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-in-may-close-to-normal-pre-virus-levels-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Steady feeder imports and modest demand lifts support Asian cattle prices without changing global beef balances.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-07 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes remain high in spite of COVID - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51577-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-remain-high-in-spite-of-covid-beef-central.md) | +3.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-10 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes strong despite ongoing Covid 19 disruption - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52058-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-strong-despite-ongoing-covid-19-disruption-beef.md) | +2.6% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-16 | [SE Asia Report: Downward pressure on northern cattle prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70970-se-asia-report-downward-pressure-on-northern-cattle-prices-beef-central.md) | -0.5% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-11 | [SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-16 | [SE Asia Report: Downward pressure on northern cattle prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70970-se-asia-report-downward-pressure-on-northern-cattle-prices-beef-central.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.7% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-09-17 | [SE Asia Report: Indonesia imports a massive 75,000 feeders in August - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57032-se-asia-report-indonesia-imports-a-massive-75-000-feeders-in-august-beef-central.md) | +3.7% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/se-asia-report-apr-2020-3/

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