AreaSouth Africa

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityBovine meat

Date28/05/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport ban

DescriptionConfirmed an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Government negotiated agreements with trading partners to continue to trade in safe commodities, including heat-treated meat and dairy products, deboned and matured bovine meat and other derived products. However, Botswana and Eswatini announced trade restrictions.