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09 November 2015
The difference between the Queensland over-the-hook (OTH) heavy steer indicator and chilled grassfed fullset indicator to Japan during September and October was especially wide (410A¢ and 425A¢/kg, respectively) in historical terms.

05 November 2015
The contribution of live exports to total adult cattle turn-off for the past 15 years has consistently only ranged between 7% and 12% – a remarkably tight range considering trade disturbance, seasonal variances and fluctuations in prices.

05 November 2015
More cattle on feed, higher beef production, lower feed costs for poultry, and a drop in export demand for US beef and poultry are all factors contributing to an expectation that meat prices will be cheaper in the US in 2016.

05 November 2015
Recent months have seen the US imported beef market retreat at virtually the same rate it lifted in 2014, causing some concern for the Australian cattle market.

05 November 2015
The imported 90CL cow beef indicator was 2.5US¢ higher this week, at 195US¢/lb CIF – the first time it has increased, in US$ terms, for eight weeks

05 November 2015
Like many regions in Australia, south-east South Australia is having a drier than average spring for the second consecutive year. The three month rainfall for the region (August to October) this year was just 25-100mm which, despite being below average, is an improvement on 2014 which received 25-50mm.

03 November 2015
At the close of Monday’s markets, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) settled at 550.50¢, up 4.00¢/kg cwt on where it finished last week.

03 November 2015
Direct-to-works cattle prices lifted across the eastern states this week amidst supply contractions.

30 October 2015
At the close of Thursday’s markets, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) settled at 546.50¢, up 3.75¢/kg cwt on where it finished the previous day.

29 October 2015
With only one month of the New Zealand (NZ) production season to go, NZ adult cattle slaughter in August was 42% higher than year-ago levels, at 124,447 head (Statistics New Zealand).