
Should we be trading heavier steers?
With young cattle prices reaching some extreme highs, plenty of feed about, and a La Niña forecast, there is plenty of thought going into what
With young cattle prices reaching some extreme highs, plenty of feed about, and a La Niña forecast, there is plenty of thought going into what
The strengthened Australian dollar and domestic cattle price are impacting not just beef export markets, but the live cattle trade as well. Despite nearly 11,000
The EYCI climbed to a new record level this week- now almost nudging the 800 ¢/kg mark, and has never been higher since the index
Beef exports continued heading south for the month of September, in line with production, and it is likely to keep tracking lower for the rest
A query we received last week posed a few curly questions, the main one being the question around the length of the herd rebuild, and
Optimism has reigned this week, with slaughter up and all categories apart from heavy steers putting on good advances, but somehow the EYCI only managed
The swings and roundabouts of the cattle market had processors feeling the price pinch this winter and there is little relief for them on the
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) are due to update their ENSO outlook today, with the call on ‘La Nina’ highly anticipated. With weather systems having
The cattle market is all swings and roundabouts this week, with the EYCI lifting a little, and cattle destined for the slaughter market advancing, but
Nothing seems to be able to dampen young cattle prices this year, as restockers continue to see the upside in filling their paddocks with beef.
Australian beef faces stiff competition in our key export markets from both their domestic herds and from other exporting countries. Today we have a look
A more positive week for cattle to report on with the EYCI holding its ground, slaughter increasing and many of the categories putting on some
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