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12 September 2018
Challenging conditions led to increased cattle, lamb and mutton slaughter in July, as well as a decline in carcase weights across the board.

03 September 2018
Prices for imported beef in the US market were steady this week, on the back of a largely quiet week...

22 August 2018
As the cattle herd in Australia shifts towards contraction, a similar scenario is playing out in the US, as both nations face drought conditions in key beef producing regions.

22 August 2018
Find out how National Beef Carcase Competition winners Lachlan and Kate James use genetics and nutrition to achieve market compliance, including high MSA scores for eating quality.

15 August 2018
Female cattle slaughter has increased to near record levels as producers destock and the national herd size declines.

14 August 2018
US imported beef prices were mixed last week, as fatter trim prices lost ground compared to the week prior and...

08 August 2018
Each month we take a closer look at the market in individual States – today the focus is on SA, which has seen cattle throughput increase, but heavy lambs hard to find.

02 August 2018
In a celebration of Meat Standards Australia’s (MSA) 20 year anniversary, the 64th annual International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST) will run a special MSA forum as part of its program on Monday, 13 August 2018 in Melbourne.

01 August 2018
Competition for quality slaughter cattle in Australia – at a time of sustained dry conditions and robust global demand for beef – has supported finished cattle prices in recent months. Meanwhile the finished cattle market (in A$) in the US and Argentina have eased, Brazil has flat lined and Uruguay has recorded a modest break away from the rest of South America.

31 July 2018
Ongoing drought conditions combined with a surge in female turn-off has seen Australian cattle slaughter forecasts revised upwards to 7.8 million head for 2018, 9% higher than the 2017 total, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Cattle Industry Projections mid-year update.