# Foot and mouth outbreak to impact beef exports - Moneyweb

> South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease status has been temporarily suspended by the World Organisation for Animal Health after FMD was found in the Vhembe District of Limpopo. Neighbouring countries including Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland have banned South African red meat exports.

- Date: 2019-01-15 · published 2019-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61044-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-to-impact-beef-exports-moneyweb
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Regional export bans cut demand for South African beef and push local meat prices lower, while the disease risk adds uncertainty to livestock trade across southern Africa.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

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| LCATTLE | 2020-01-29 | [China’s coronavirus outbreak will impact beef and cattle trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55036-china-s-coronavirus-outbreak-will-impact-beef-and-cattle-trade-beef-central.md) | -1.1% | -4.8% |
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| LCATTLE | 2022-05-16 | [Foot and mouth disease risks concern WA Livestock Exporters Association \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41342-foot-and-mouth-disease-risks-concern-wa-livestock-exporters-association-wa.md) | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-09 | [Saleyard prices to fall; foot and mouth will cost us $80b: ABARES  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40866-saleyard-prices-to-fall-foot-and-mouth-will-cost-us-80b-abares-farm-online-act.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-10 | [Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30867-flu-outbreak-sees-buyers-balk-at-beef-futures-grainews.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-radio/ifoot-and-mouth-outbreak-to-impact-beef-exports/

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