Cattle

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Market Analysis

Retail yet to reflect farm gate

With cattle and lamb prices at saleyards currently sitting close to three and seven-year lows respectively, surely local consumers are benefitting from lower red meat

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Market Comment

Kicking the can down the road

Some relatively sideways movement and the easing of finished cattle pricing in the cattle market this week suggest that incentives in the supply chain might

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Murray grey cattle and calves in green paddock
Market Comment

Cattle hold firm for July

There has been very little movement in the cattle market as we move closer to spring, which may actually be a sign of some resilience

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Market Analysis

Cattle upside building in US

While cattle markets here have been in decline for much of the last year, things have turned around in the US. Following drought and herd

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Market Comment

To feed or not to feed?

For the most part, markets were more balanced this week as the declines and gains were less drastic than we saw over Autumn. The Eastern

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Market Analysis

China and US driving beef demand

Australian beef export volumes are gaining back some of the traction they lost over the past two years of record domestic prices. Increasing by 17%

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Murray grey cattle and calves in green paddock
Market Comment

Could rain spell the bottom?

Widespread rainfall across the north this week, combined with some lesser falls in NSW could see cattle prices find their low. Looking a bit closer

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Cattle in yards
Market Analysis

Indonesian live export trade lagging

Australia’s live cattle exports are holding steady year-on-year, having yet to experience any significant uptick in numbers since increased domestic supply has pushed prices down.

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