Why beef shortage looms in Ghana ahead of Christmas
Ghana could face a potential beef supply shortage ahead of the Christmas festivities as restrictions on cattle exports from Burkina Faso continue to affect the country's livestock industry.
The restrictions, announced by the Burkinabe government in April 2026, are aimed at prioritising domestic consumption of beef, leaving Ghanaian livestock traders struggling to secure enough cattle from the neighbouring country.
Speaking in an interview with JoyNews on November 10, 2026, Haruna Batsina, a butcher at the Kumasi Abbatoir, said the number of animals slaughtered daily had fallen from about 360 to approximately 150.
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