The Global Livestock Report

The government of Indonesia has reduced the maximum price at which feedlots can sell finished cattle during the peak consumption period linked to Ramadan, cutting it from IDR 58,000 to IDR 55,000 per kilo (from US$ 3.47 to US$ 3.29 per kilo liveweight, a 5.2% drop). The move increases pressure on the profitability of feedlots importing live cattle, mainly from Australia, Beef Central reported.

The city council of Amsterdam has voted to ban meat advertising in public spaces, placing it alongside fossil fuels as part of its climate strategy. The ban also covers air travel, cruises and petrol-powered cars, while retailers will still be allowed to advertise these products inside shops, informed Australian portal Beef Central.

The Paraguayan cattle market for slaughter-ready animals posted its fourth consecutive weekly increase. The list price for common steers and heifers stands at US$ 4.50 per kg carcass weight (+10 cents week-on-week), while finished cows are quoted at US$ 4.20. “There are some spot deals above those levels,” a broker told WBR.

Prices for export-oriented cattle are showing renewed upward momentum. British-breed cross steers of higher carcass quality have been trading around AR$ 7,700–7,900 per kg carcass, with some sources indicating up to AR$ 8,000 for top-quality lots from regular suppliers.

Nearly a year after the fire that damaged its plant near the city of La Plata (Buenos Aires) and with reconstruction due to be completed in six months, Frigorífico Gorina is assessing a “strategic alliance” with Frigorífico Bermejo, located in Pichanal, Salta province, where Gorina already processes cattle as a tolling user.

Despite already moving through the production window for the EU 481 quota, which reduces demand from several plants for grassfed cattle, the finished cattle market remains very firm, with prices continuing to rise. This strength is being driven by tight supply and improved export prices currently being achieved.