November Market Report : S.E. Asian Beef Industry

48th Edition : November 2017. Key Points  Indonesian government announces no new permits for Indian buffalo beef. The China trend towards higher prices continues. Significant jump in Philippine live cattle prices   Indonesia  :  Slaughter Steers AUD $3.88 / kg live weight (Rp 10,300 = $1AUD)  Prices of slaughter cattle remain weak with further discounting…

Laos kicks off the S.E. Asian One Belt, One Road (OBOR).

I prefer the historical term of the new “Silk Road” to describe the modern trade routes linking China with the rest of the world.  The new, high speed rail line from China to the capital of Laos in Vientiane will certainly provide a silky-smooth 160 km/hour ride through the mountains and valleys of northern Laos…

USA, our biggest box beef customer now wants live cattle.

  Australian livestock exporters are currently negotiating with their importing customers in the USA to send feeder cattle across the Pacific to be fattened in their southwestern feedlots. There are still a number of administrative issues to resolve including some sticking points with the health protocol but these are expected to be sorted out with…

China’s New Silk Road(s)

The western end of the G56 Hangrui Expressway begins at the China – Myanmar border and runs all the way to Shanghai. It connects the outback of Myanmar to more than one thousand million customers. The explosion of Chinese transport infrastructure we all hear about is not just about the populated areas in the east.…