# Red meat industry counts the cost as FMD concerns persist | Freight News

> Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Limpopo, South Africa, have risen to 14. Government has kept its ban on livestock auctions in place, which the Red Meat Producers' Organisation says halts normal price discovery. The RPO estimates the export impact at about R10 billion per year.

- Date: 2020-01-17 · published 2020-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55041-red-meat-industry-counts-the-cost-as-fmd-concerns-persist-freight-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Halting auctions prevents normal cattle price formation and weighs on producer returns. Export restrictions also reduce demand for South African beef.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-06 | [Industry warns of meat price spike and hunger as SA faces supply crisis \| The Citizen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24370-industry-warns-of-meat-price-spike-and-hunger-as-sa-faces-supply-crisis-the.md) | +2.6% | -1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-06 | [Opportunity in the crisis: FMD-outbreak spotlights need to safeguard SA beef industry \| ProAgri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55551-opportunity-in-the-crisis-fmd-outbreak-spotlights-need-to-safeguard-sa-beef.md) | +0.5% | +5.6% |
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| LCATTLE | 2019-11-15 | [Consumers must prepare for higher red meat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56003-consumers-must-prepare-for-higher-red-meat-prices.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-27 | [The threat that has the northern cattle industry on high alert - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42222-the-threat-that-has-the-northern-cattle-industry-on-high-alert-beef-central.md) | +3.3% | +0.1% |
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## Sources

- freightnews.co.za: https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/red-meat-industry-counts-the-cost-as-fmd-concerns-persist

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