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Last update 07/13/2026
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The European Commission has adopted a new Livestock Strategy that marks a significant shift in its approach over the past decade by recognizing livestock production as a strategic sector for food security, competitiveness, and the development of rural areas.
US beef imports increased 9.9% year-on-year between January and May, the smallest increase for the period since 2023. In May, however, imports declined 5% from the same month last year, marking the first year-on-year monthly decrease since November 2025 and the largest since March 2023.
The Paraguayan slaughter cattle market showed a slight downward correction, although deals for male cattle with premiums are still being concluded at US$5.10-5.15/kg.
Some plants have lowered their bids to US$4.95/kg, while cows are quoted at around US$4.75/kg, with premiums of up to 5% for feedlot-finished cattle.
Export cattle prices remained broadly unchanged. Higher-quality British-bred steers were quoted at Ar$7,900-8,000/kg carcass weight, while crossbred cattle with Zebu genetics held at Ar$7,500-7,700/kg.
According to SENASA data, cattle on feed totaled 2.17 million head as of July 1, up 120,000 head (6%) from a year earlier and the highest number since records began in 2008.
Argentina shipped 53,196 tonnes of beef to the United States during the first half of the year, worth US$445 million, according to official government data. This represents 53% of the country's total annual allocation of 100,000 tonnes, which includes the traditional 20,000-ton quota plus an additional 80,000 tonnes granted for 2026 and distributed in four non-transferable quarterly allocations on a first-come, first-served basis.
Prices for Uruguayan slaughter cattle continued to strengthen, with special grassfed steers returning to the record high of US$5.70/kg carcass weight, a level first reached in late February and matched again at the end of May.
INAC has launched a promotional campaign for Uruguayan beef in Germany and the Netherlands, the country's two main markets within the European Union. The campaign includes advertising on social media, digital screens and outdoor billboards in major cities and transport hubs, including "The Whale," Germany's largest LED screen, located at Hamburg Central Station.
Finished cattle prices in Brazil, expressed in local currency, declined for the fourth consecutive week, although the pace of the correction eased compared with the previous three weeks.
The 1.4% appreciation of the Brazilian real during the week reversed the trend for prices expressed in US dollars.
