# Spain-Morocco livestock export suspensions

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spain-morocco-livestock-export-suspensions
> Updated: 2026-10-18T22:21:28.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Spain has implemented various suspensions on livestock exports to Morocco due to animal health concerns. In late September 2026, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Luis Planas announced a temporary suspension of live sheep and frozen meat exports to Morocco.

This followed a separate, long-standing halt on live cattle exports to Morocco that began in early 2026, linked to contagious nodular dermatosis in northeastern Spain. In response to the cattle export ban, the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has urged the Spanish government to pursue diplomatic efforts, specifically advocating for Morocco to accept ‘sanitary regionalization’ to allow shipments from unaffected Spanish regions.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-18: Spanish farmers urge resumption of live cattle exports to Morocco

Spanish farmers are urging the government to use diplomacy to resume live cattle exports to Morocco, which have been halted for ten months due to contagious nodular dermatitis.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-farmers-urge-resumption-of-live-cattle-exports-to-morocco

### 2026-09-28: Spain suspends sheep and frozen meat exports to Morocco

Spain has temporarily halted exports of live sheep and frozen meat to Morocco citing animal health reasons, impacting a key market for Spanish livestock producers.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spain-suspends-sheep-and-frozen-meat-exports-to-morocco

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Cite as: Spain-Morocco livestock export suspensions. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/spain-morocco-livestock-export-suspensions