Cattle

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Market Analysis

Brazilian beef on China’s menu

China is back building up its beef importing business, and South America is cashing in, with their export volumes happily meeting the demand. Both Brazil

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Market Comment

EYCI breaches 900 on slack demand

The cattle market suffered yet another week of consecutive losses, with the EYCI falling below 900¢/kg for the first time since June 2021. Most worrying

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Market Comment

EYCI crumbles below 1000

The EYCI was smashed well below 1000¢/kg cwt this week, and there it stayed, weighted down by a surge in supply this week. The rest

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Cattle in yards
Market Analysis

Looking for EYCI support

The dramatic fall in the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) in recent weeks has taken the market by surprise. July is normally a time of

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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock

In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making. 

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