Key points Beef import volumes in September remained close to the previous months level, up by 250 t to 18,350 t. This brings the total for Jan-Sep 2023 to just under 165,000 t. This is a drop of 7,000 t (-4%) from the same period last year, with volumes...
2023 has been a remarkable year for the global beef industry, Rupert Claxton, Meat and Livestock Director of Gira, told delegates at the Teagasc National Beef Conference. Considerable headwinds at the end of 2022 in the form of both rising costs for producers and industry, combined with inflation pressure...
The tale of two markets continues, with high prices and contracting production in the US and increasing production and low prices in the Southern Hemisphere. Global beef markets continue to be a two-part story: the ongoing strong consumer demand in the US – although this may be weakening –...
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — Global beef markets continue to be divided, with high prices and contracting production in the United States and increasing production and low prices in the Southern Hemisphere, according to research from Rabobank’s latest Global Beef Quarterly report. After prolonged herd liquidation, the contractionary phase of the fourth...
CHICAGO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest level in decades, tightening margins for meat companies like Tyson Foods (TSN.N). The decline in cattle numbers, after years of drought fried...
CHICAGO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest level in decades, tightening margins for meat companies like Tyson Foods (TSN.N). The decline in cattle numbers, after years of drought fried...
Pork exports were down slightly in September but continue to maintain a strong pace, according to data from the USDA and an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation. U.S. pork exports totaled 221,140 metric tons in September, down less than 1% from a year ago, while export value...
Beef exports continue to face significant headwinds in 2023, and September’s export volume was down 15% and the lowest of the year so far. In data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports have struggled in Asia but are showing increasing strength in...
DENVER — September US pork exports were down slightly from last year but maintained a robust pace, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports reached 221,140 tonnes in September, a 1% drop from a...
It comes less than a year after the Chinese market reopened to Irish beef in January, following a three-year closure due to a previous BSE case. Irish farmers have called for a swift resolution after beef exports to China were suspended following confirmation of a case of atypical BSE....