# Cattle gridlock: EU border delays add to coronavirus strain on meat trade | Meat industry | The Guardian

> Queues of trucks up to 60 km long formed at the Polish/German border after Poland closed to foreigners, with some cargo taking up to 18 hours to clear. Campaigners are calling for a suspension of live animal shipments over welfare concerns.

- Date: 2020-03-23 · published 2020-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54071-cattle-gridlock-eu-border-delays-add-to-coronavirus-strain-on-meat-trade-meat
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Border delays disrupt meat and livestock logistics in Europe, which can cut meat flows and push local prices in affected markets. The effect on global feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-15 | [Container, equipment shortages, software issues delay US beef imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28722-container-equipment-shortages-software-issues-delay-us-beef-imports.md) | -1.5% | -4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [Cattle Futures May Have Difficulty Moving Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24363-cattle-futures-may-have-difficulty-moving-higher.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-19 | [Fight continues toward elimination of non-tariff barriers in beef processing \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29219-fight-continues-toward-elimination-of-non-tariff-barriers-in-beef-processing.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-12-13 | [Vitamin scarcity behind €5/t feed price increase - 13 December 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67820-vitamin-scarcity-behind-5-t-feed-price-increase-13-december-2017-premium.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-01 | [Impacts of the Packing Plant Fire in Kansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57219-impacts-of-the-packing-plant-fire-in-kansas.md) | +2.9% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/meat-prices-could-rise-as-covid-19-adds-pressure-to-vulnerable-supply-chain-coronavirus

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