This week, Uruguay’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Valerie Csukasi, said her country is open to Brazil and Australia using part of its beef quota in China. Simon is travelling in Uruguay…
This week, Uruguay’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Valerie Csukasi, said her country is open to Brazil and Australia using part of its beef quota in China. Simon is travelling in Uruguay…
Australia’s feedlot sector has expanded over the last 20 years nearly threefold, with today's numbers on feed in Australia at 1.6 M head for the Q1 2026 ALFA survey results.…
UPDATE: Chinese customs have halted export clearances for over 400 U.S. beef plants overnight, only hours after agreeing to renew US beef export licenses. No reason has been outlined. Their…
Last Thursday, China banned one of Argentina's largest meat plants after 22 MT of product was found to contain the broad-spectrum antibiotic. This report gives a brief outline of the…
In December 2025, the USDA FAS team forecasted that global beef production would decline by 1.5% in 2026 and that global beef exports would decline by 1.1%. Within weeks of…
There have been many trade deals and restrictions in the last twelve months. The following is a brief summary of ongoing changes in flows and their impact on Australian lamb…
On December 31st, Chinese officials announced the details of their safeguard investigation. They will impose a new safeguard quota system today. U.S. beef remains banned since March 2025 when the…
Yesterday, China announced a 55% tariff on Australian beef imports if Australia exceed its new safeguard allocation in 2026 of 205,000 mt. China’s commerce ministry announced the total import quota…
Brett Stuart As data trickles out from the government shutdown, few surprises have been shown. The WASDE board trimmed 2026 pork production -3% in the November report based on the…
