Exporters are seeking to boost British pork and beef shipments to the Philippines, a market which is currently the third largest destination for such products. Five British export firms, along with the AHDB, have showcased pork and beef at the biggest trade show in the Philippines, the World Food...
New Zealand’s red meat exports declined 12 per cent in value in June compared to last year as global markets remained volatile. Red meat exports reached $935 million in June, sheepmeat dropping in volume and value to most of the country’s major markets and beef exports holding relatively steady....
Depending on where and when you shop for your prime cuts, you’re probably paying between $30 and $60 a kilo — which can be pricey if you’re hosting the barbecue. But with a growing national herd and falling saleyard prices, it can be hard to reconcile paying this much for steak — especially when...
The South African agriculture sector currently had to feed a population of 60,3 million people, according to Dr Ben Greyling, research team manager for the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Beef Cattle Improvement scheme. Speaking at the ARC’s recent Beef Cattle School held in Thabazimbi, he said it was estimated...
Cattle prices have come a long way in the first half of 2023. In fact, the weighted average market price for a steer this July is 27% higher than it was in July 2022. Drought and high input costs have driven many producers to market animals that would have...
AUSTRALIA’S monthly beef export volume continued to gather pace during July, headlined by another leap in volume consigned to the United States. The gradual lift in slaughter volumes during winter has driven more trade into Australia’s key export markets around the world – at the same time as US...
It is primarily the farmers finishing cattle off grass that are bearing the brunt of the beef trade price cuts this year as quotes for all categories of cattle have fallen again this week. Late January to mid-May of this year saw prices for beef cattle peak (see graph...
Three weeks ago, rancher Angela Campbell was on the verge of shutting down her retail meat business, after confronting what’s been a consistent obstacle since starting: meat processing. While Angela had the pigs and cows already primed for butchering and the demand was there for the meat itself, the...
A crane looms above a dusty field just outside of North Platte, Nebraska, where trucks loaded with dirt criss-cross the busy site and workers set up a foundation. Two years ago, an old sewer lagoon took up this stretch of land. Cattails and marshy soil made the field a...
China has maintained its position as the world’s largest meat importer since 2019, despite a recent decrease in imported meat volumes, according to a USDA Economic Research Service report. In 2022, China’s meat imports were 43% higher than those of Japan, the second-largest meat-importing country. Factors such as disease, strict...