Cattle prices have come a long way in the first half of 2023. In fact, the weighted average market price for a steer this July is 27% higher than it was in July 2022. Drought and high input costs have driven many producers to market animals that would have...
AUSTRALIA’S monthly beef export volume continued to gather pace during July, headlined by another leap in volume consigned to the United States. The gradual lift in slaughter volumes during winter has driven more trade into Australia’s key export markets around the world – at the same time as US...
It is primarily the farmers finishing cattle off grass that are bearing the brunt of the beef trade price cuts this year as quotes for all categories of cattle have fallen again this week. Late January to mid-May of this year saw prices for beef cattle peak (see graph...
Three weeks ago, rancher Angela Campbell was on the verge of shutting down her retail meat business, after confronting what’s been a consistent obstacle since starting: meat processing. While Angela had the pigs and cows already primed for butchering and the demand was there for the meat itself, the...
A crane looms above a dusty field just outside of North Platte, Nebraska, where trucks loaded with dirt criss-cross the busy site and workers set up a foundation. Two years ago, an old sewer lagoon took up this stretch of land. Cattails and marshy soil made the field a...
China has maintained its position as the world’s largest meat importer since 2019, despite a recent decrease in imported meat volumes, according to a USDA Economic Research Service report. In 2022, China’s meat imports were 43% higher than those of Japan, the second-largest meat-importing country. Factors such as disease, strict...
According to a recent USDA report, meat consumption in China has increased significantly since the 1970s. It could climb further in the next decade, giving the country one of Asia’s highest per capita consumption rates. Meat consumption in China has increased significantly since the 1970s and could climb further...
This time last year, travellers to Bali and Indonesia were being warned about the devastating foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in livestock. Fast forward a year, and another disease has got authorities on high alert. In recent days, Indonesia has stopped importing live cattle from four Australian export facilities over fears relating...
A carcass wash has become a massive barrier for firms who want to export Canadian beef to the EU. WESTERN PRODUCER — The Canadian Cattle Association is giving Europe another chance to do what it calls “the right thing” on beef trade. Last year, Canadian government officials applied to...
It is no secret that Americans like to barbeque and Circana’s May 2023 consumer survey suggests strong grilling activity for the summer of 2023. U.S. beef demand has been steady so far this year but muted shifts between channels and products are apparent. The current support for beef in...