# China lifts ban on beef imports | SAnews

> China has lifted its ban on beef imports from South Africa, which was imposed after South Africa lost its FMD-free status in January 2019. The decision follows an expert team visit to South Africa in June and China's earlier lifting of its ban on wool and animal skin imports.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58032-china-lifts-ban-on-beef-imports-sanews
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening the Chinese market gives South African beef exporters a new outlet, modestly easing domestic oversupply and adding to global beef trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-06 | [Understanding beef imports, exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52578-understanding-beef-imports-exports.md) | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-06 | [Understanding the Value of Beef Imports \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61525-understanding-the-value-of-beef-imports-beef-checkoff.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 2019-02-07 | [Carabeef exports plunge as China tightens border control \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60547-carabeef-exports-plunge-as-china-tightens-border-control-farm-online-act.md) | +0.3% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- sanews.gov.za: https://www.sanews.gov.za/%69%6e%64%65%78.%70%68%70/africa-south-africa-world/china-lifts-ban-beef-imports

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