# Studies to guide livestock policies - The Namibian Farmer

> Namibia's agriculture ministry will commission studies on the entire livestock sector. The ministry says uncontrolled exports of small stock to neighbouring countries threaten sustainability, because farmers prefer to export animals for better prices than local abattoirs offer.

- Date: 2018-10-19 · published 2018-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Namibia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62492-studies-to-guide-livestock-policies-the-namibian-farmer
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Policy steps to limit livestock exports could change regional supply and prices, but the impact on global feed markets is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-06 | [U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51748-u-s-farm-state-senators-in-a-beef-over-livestock-bill.md) | +3.3% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-04-26 | [Namibia-Angolan border fence too expensive - Namibian Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47539-namibia-angolan-border-fence-too-expensive-namibian-sun.md) | -1.1% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-20 | [Sizing up the new farm rescue package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53626-sizing-up-the-new-farm-rescue-package-politico.md) | -6.5% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-19 | [Livestock groups unite on need to address cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47227-livestock-groups-unite-on-need-to-address-cattle-markets.md) | -0.0% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-23 | [After the Bell \| August 23, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10058-after-the-bell-august-23-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-06 | [U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51748-u-s-farm-state-senators-in-a-beef-over-livestock-bill.md) | +0.3% | -4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-04-26 | [Namibia-Angolan border fence too expensive - Namibian Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47539-namibia-angolan-border-fence-too-expensive-namibian-sun.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-05-19 | [Livestock groups unite on need to address cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47227-livestock-groups-unite-on-need-to-address-cattle-markets.md) | -0.4% | +14.9% |

## Sources

- namibianfarming.com: https://namibianfarming.com/studies-to-guide-livestock-policies/

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