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01 August 2019
Last month, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released their collaborative global agricultural outlook for 2019.

01 August 2019
Brazil self-imposed a suspension on beef exports to China, its largest market, during the first half of June, following the discovery of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

01 August 2019
The Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) eased to 895c/kg carcase weight (cwt) on Tuesday, while the WA equivalent finished at 850c/kg cwt, as the spread between the two indicators closed, largely driven by a cooling of eastern markets.

01 August 2019
On Monday the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) reached 534.25¢/kg carcase weight (cwt), its highest level so far in 2019, only to be outdone by the Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) which also achieved a yearly high at 575.75¢/kg cwt.

25 July 2019
The US cattle herd cycle drives production of the world’s largest beef producer and has an overbearing effect on North American and Australian cattle prices.

25 July 2019
The eastern states trade lamb indicator reached 950¢/kg cwt on Tuesday, as supply reached the lowest levels since September 2018.

25 July 2019
Keeping lamb on the table

25 July 2019
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) sat at 528.25¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) yesterday, 31¢ above year-ago levels, despite little improvement in conditions across large parts of the eastern states.

18 July 2019
While Australian kill floors continue to run at elevated levels, the limited supply of slaughter-ready cattle, particularly grassfed, and strong demand in key export markets has kept the pressure on finished cattle prices.

18 July 2019
The limited supply of finished lambs across the eastern states has propelled trade and heavy lamb prices to incredible new levels, with both indicators recording the highest prices on record this week.