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Leading Weekly Publication in Beef and Sheep Export from Mercosur to the World. Prices, Trends, and Key Analysis for the Livestock and Meat Market

Nov 4, 2026

Report N°1710

Demand is there in China, but a wide price gap persists
Differing views on the EUDR’s impact on export supplies
EFTA agreement opens duty-free access to a beef quota in Norway
Record average beef export values for Uruguay and Paraguay in October
Steiner forecasts higher prices for South American 90 CL beef
Cattle and beef prices consolidate their recovery in China
INTERVIEW - “There will be no problems supplying the EU because of the EUDR”

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Steer (US$/kg carcass weight)

Last update 11/02/2026

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

MercosurUS$4.840.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.430.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.54-0.4%

ParaguayUS$5.631.8%

AustraliaUS$6.261.1%

USAUS$7.76-2.4%

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North America

Weak beef prices pressure packer margins and cattle futures

The adjustment in US wholesale beef prices is limiting packers’ ability to pay for cattle and putting downward pressure on Chicago futures.

Nov 5, 2026

Argentina

Year-to-date slaughter is the lowest since 2016

Argentina slaughtered 1,063,992 cattle in October, down 11.6% from October 2025 and up 1.7% from September. Slaughter therefore continues to post double-digit year-on-year declines.

Nov 5, 2026

Paraguay

Slaughter rebounded in October but remains below 2025 levels

Export plants approved by Senacsa slaughtered 150,551 cattle in October, up 22% from September, the lowest month of the year, but down 9.3% from October 2025.

Nov 5, 2026

FOB Mercosur - Markets

Brazil continues to put downward pressure on slaughter cattle prices

The average slaughter cattle price across Mercosur countries fell again this week, reflecting the impact of Lula da Silva’s reelection in Brazil’s presidential runoff.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Sheepmeat trade with the Middle East continues at mostly stable prices

The Middle East continues to seek Uruguayan sheepmeat, although trading is slow, mainly due to tight supplies.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Chilean market steady for Brazilian beef and firm for Paraguayan product

Chile’s beef import market is stable, with smoother trading in Brazilian product and slow business with Paraguay, where rising slaughter cattle prices are squeezing exporters’ margins.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Differing views on the EUDR’s impact on export supplies

With less than two months until the EUDR takes effect, barring EU imports of products from land deforested from 2021 onward, views differ on its potential impact.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Sluggish chilled beef market in Europe

With sales for the year-end holidays largely completed, the European market remains sluggish, with importers pushing bid prices lower.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Demand is there in China, but a wide price gap persists

Brazilian exporters’ offers to China vary widely by cut and plant, while sellers’ asking prices remain far from buyers’ bids. “Demand is there, but the price gap is large,” an operator in China said.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Promising outlook for US demand in 2027

Beyond the routine trading seen in the US beef import market in recent weeks, next year’s outlook remains promising from exporters’ perspective.

Nov 3, 2026

FOB Mercosur

Busy days in the international beef market

The international beef market faces several days of intense activity, with two events providing an opportunity to gauge US and Chinese demand and the trade outlook for 2027.

Nov 3, 2026

Brazil

Tight supplies maintain upward pressure on finished cattle prices

Cattle prices rose in reais for the ninth consecutive week. Finished males are approaching R$ 390/@ in São Paulo, while futures contracts are trading above R$ 400/@.

Nov 3, 2026

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