Beef exports wavered slightly in April after an absolute bumper March, falling back below the five-year average, but still higher year-on-year. Total beef exports for
May marks the month when supply traditionally peaks for the winter, and true price direction is revealed after the disruption of April’s holidays. The result
Long-time readers will know that we like to take a look at cattle trading margins on a semi-regular basis. The calculations are easily done, but
Both cattle supply and pricing softened across the country, with the EYCI hitting a new record low during the week. With ANZAC day this week
As we returned to a full week, a huge influx of supply hit the markets, and the pent-up demand of returning buyers soaked it up
Someone once said that markets tend to take the stairs up, and the elevator down. Looking at young cattle markets, we have seen just that,
The week was characterised by the influence of the holiday break, with fewer buyers and sellers coming to market. Prices generally tracked into softer territory
Domestic young cattle prices are coming back into line with global returns, with the US imported beef price, the 90CL, overtaking the Eastern Young Cattle
The Agriculture Victoria Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) provides an annual snapshot of Victorian cattle, lamb, and wool farmers’ performance for the financial year. This
Cattle price boards were a welcome shade of green as the market saw minor price recoveries across multiple specifications. Support for the cattle market this
While the industry focussed on when and how the government plans to phase out live sheep exports, there was little improvement in the cattle live
Cattle prices softened across the board this week as supply returned in Queensland and Victoria. On the upside, slaughter demand remains strong, and US boneless
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