44th Edition : July 2017. Key Points Australian dollar rise delivers more pain to Importers Australian producers continue to enjoy good prices while exporters, shipping companies and importers are all making losses. Vietnamese importers cut costs by increasing imports of cows and buffalo Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $3.85 / kg live weight (Rp…
35th Edition : October 2016. Key Points Indonesian feedlotters agree to import 20% breeders Insignificant numbers imported to Indonesia for September & October & early November More Vietnamese feedlotters excluded from Australian import supply chains Shipping rates under great pressure Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.32 / kg live weight (Rp9,950 = $1AUD) Live…
When the Indonesian government officially permitted the importation of Indian buffalo beef on the 8th of June 2016, it triggered events that will result in a tectonic shift in the Indonesia beef industry with significant but less dramatic impacts in Australia. If the importation of Indian beef had been approved about 3 or 4 years…
Fact: In response to public complaints about rising beef prices during 2014, the Indonesian government drastically reduced import permits for beef and live cattle. Fact: As a result of reduced inventories and the prospects of even less supply, importers slowed the rate of daily sales into the slaughter market to ensure that they would not…
Southeast Asian Beef Market Report 