It has been more than two years since African Swine Fever started seriously impacting the Asian pork herd, and it is still rearing its ugly
Back in March we took a look at cattle slaughter rates and compared them to where industry projections were pegged. The conclusion was that forecasts
While more records were broken in the West, with the Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) reaching another all-time high, the Eastern States steadied and even
Tight supply and record-high cattle prices, at a time of out of the ordinary global trade patterns, has prompted some changes to Australia’s beef export
The Philippines hog herd had been decimated by African Swine Fever, putting pressure on pork prices within the country & increasing demand for imported beef.
What goes up, must come down (well, usually), and this was certainly the case for the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) this week. It fell
There has been plenty of movement out of cow calf operations and into trading over the last 10 years. It is one of the reasons
As expected, we saw another week where the EYCI rose to a new record high of 910.25¢/ kg cwt on Tuesday, but it couldn’t quite
The price point everyone loves to follow has kept its upwards glide this week, reaching a record high 910¢/kg. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator surpassed
In January of this year, we reported that the price of 250 to 300kg Autumn drop steers at the Western Victorian weaner sales traded in
Another week of extraordinarily tight supply has sent the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) surging to an all-time record high of 907¢/kg cwt, mostly driven
We have been saying for a while that export beef markets will need to rise to sustain current cattle prices when supply improves. It might
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