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World Beef Report 1640

  • China shows disparity in prices and demand
  • Volume registered for quota 481 nearly doubles quarterly allocation
  • Brazilian feedlot cattle numbers expected to rise 7% this year
  • Uruguay average beef export value rose 20% in the first half of the year
  • Uruguay beef exports to the U.S. at 11-month low in June
  • Argentine producer groups show first signs of discontent with the government
  • Turkey’s cattle market heats up again

Steer (US$/kg carcass weight)

Last update 1/7/2025

MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
MercosurUS$4.01-0.2%
Brazil Avg.US$3.66-0.3%
UruguayUS$5.12.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.69-1.5%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.23-5.4%
USAUS$8.14-1.9%
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FAO meat price index hits record high

The FAO meat price index averaged 126.0 points in June, up by 2.6 points (2.1%) from May and 7.9 points (6.7%) from the same month last year, reaching a record level. This increase was driven by rising prices in all meat categories except poultry.

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EU beef production drops 3% in the first quarter

In the first quarter of 2025, beef production in the European Union totaled 1.58 million tons, a 3% decrease compared to the same period last year—equivalent to a decline of approximately 56,000 tons. The sharpest reductions were seen in France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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North America - Markets

Steady prices for fed cattle

Packers purchased for a full slaughter week this week and finished last week paying fully steady prices with the previous week. Cattle in the south sold from $224-$225 and live sales in the north were $230-$234 — mostly $230-$232 steady with last week. Dressed trades were also steady at $368-$372 and mostly $368-$370, according to The AG Center.

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