103rd Edition : June 2022. Key Points · Foot & Mouth spreading rapidly throughout Indonesia. · First FMD vaccinations commenced in Java on the 25th of June. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $5.24/kg live weight (Rp10,300 = $1AUD) Chaos continues with live cattle markets this month with even more volatility than last month. Live cattle price reports range from as low as…
102nd Edition : May 2022. Key Points Foot & Mouth vaccine is desperately needed in Indonesia to prevent catastrophe. Continuing to import Australian cattle into Indonesia makes no sense until adequate vaccine supplies are available to protect them immediately on arrival. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $5.19/kg live weight (Rp10,600 = $1AUD) The cattle markets…
101st Edition : April 2022. Key Points Foot & Mouth Disease officially confirmed near Surabaya 28th April 2022. Northern Australian feeder cattle prices have declined for the first time in 2 years providing Indonesian and Vietnamese importers with an opportunity to return to profitability Foot and Mouth Disease confirmed in Java. The first case was…
100th Edition : March 2022. Key Points The war in Ukraine is driving world food inflation much higher. Australian cattle prices remained strong during March but are predicted to decline in the coming months as the wet season fails in northern Australia. Global Comment. The world economy was already in a very fragile and vulnerable…
98th Edition : January 2022. Key Points · Australian cattle prices keep heading towards the moon. · Indonesian importers are experiencing their worst market conditions since the Asian financial collapse of 1997. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $5.09/kg live weight (Rp10,200 = $1AUD Slaughter cattle prices have surged upwards this month from Rp49,000 at the end of December to Rp52,000 per…
97th Edition : December 2021. Key Points Australian cattle prices continue to break all records Exports to Indonesia surge out of Darwin as the monsoon approaches Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.80/kg live weight (Rp10,200 = $1AUD) Slaughter cattle prices have eased very slightly to Rp49,000 per kg live weight in December although changes in…
96th Edition : November 2021. Key Points Importing customers continue to struggle with a combination of weak domestic demand and enormous Australian cattle prices. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.80/kg live weight (Rp10,400 = $1AUD) Slaughter steer prices have remained steady at about Rp50,000 per kg live weight during November. The increase in the AUD…
94th Edition : September 2021. Key Points 14,000 Brazilian bulls arrive safely in Vietnam in the last week of September. Covid rates are improving across Asia but persistently high cattle prices in Australia continue to suppress the trade. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.69/kg live weight (Rp10,450 = $1AUD) Slaughter steer prices have eased slightly…
93rd Edition : August 2021. Key Points Covid 19 across Asia and high cattle prices in Australia combine to crush the live export trade out of northern Australia. The live trade slowdown has resulted in a significant number of ships dropping the anchor for maintenance or searching for work elsewhere. All eyes are on the…
92nd Edition : July 2021. Key Points Covid 19 impact on human health and supply chains gets much worse Northern Australian cattle prices holding firm. China live cattle prices continue to move higher Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.58/kg live weight (Rp10,800 = $1AUD) Slaughter steer rates eased a little this month once again moving…
Southeast Asian Beef Market Report 