Meat markets, trade and supply chains in an international context. Analysis of supply, demand, exports, purchasing and developments in major producing countries.
Rainfall across large parts of Australia is changing livestock availability and, with it, how cattle and lamb prices should be interpreted. Meat & Livestock Australia’s weekly report of October 30 does not attribute the movement …
The U.S. pork market enters November under simultaneous pressure on hogs, slaughter, and raw-material values. Pork Checkoff’s market report attributes the recent price decline to seasonally larger supplies, weak demand, and …
The threat of a strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach highlights a vulnerability that is particularly relevant to chilled-meat exports. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, a union representing roughly 250 …
On 2 November, the United States opened the third and final tranche of an additional quota for lean beef trimmings. US Customs and Border Protection stated that the tranche covers 31 October through 30 November 2026. It comprises …
The US pork market is relying increasingly on exports to balance production running above year-ago levels and weak domestic demand, according to a CoBank analysis updated on 30 October. The bank reports that its retail pork-demand …
A notice published on 30 October by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board opens a process for proposed production activity by Atlantic Veal & Lamb in Creston and Sterling, Ohio. The notice is not final authorisation. It records that …
A new analysis by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri shows that an interruption in live-cattle trade between Mexico and the United States must be read as a shift in value rather than …
USDA has settled an administrative proceeding against Intermountain Packing LLC of Idaho Falls through a consent decision and order. The case concerns alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act and highlights a …
Spain has extended the agreement of rabbit-meat interprofessional body Intercun to the entire sector and established a compulsory financial contribution for three years. The order was published on 29 October; collection will run …
USDA confirmed New World screwworm in a dog in Cochise County, Arizona, on 28 October. It is the first confirmed detection in the state. The diagnosis was validated by APHIS’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories, and federal …
Preliminary AMA-Marketing data for the first half of 2026 show different dynamics across Austria’s meat-export categories. Beef export value rose 12.2% to about €366 million, while volume increased 3.8% to around 45,500 tonnes. …
The European Commission’s new autumn outlook changes how poultry-meat availability in Europe should be read. For 2026, the Commission expects EU poultry-meat production to increase by 3.3%, while imports are projected to rise by …
Smithfield Foods’ quarterly figures show a clear split between fresh pork and packaged meats in a weaker commodity-market environment. In the fiscal third quarter ended 27 September 2026, group sales fell 8.3% to $3.4 billion. …
On October 26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced planned investments totalling $57.424 million to expand meat-processing capacity and create better marketing options for ranchers. The funding is linked to the Meat and …
The U.S. broiler market on October 22 showed a cut-by-cut picture rather than a uniform trend for the whole carcass. The daily USDA Agricultural Marketing Service report described adequate plant inventories, fair to moderate …