Meat markets, trade and supply chains in an international context. Analysis of supply, demand, exports, purchasing and developments in major producing countries.
The slight retreat in the European pig price after seven weeks of increases should not be mistaken for a stable recovery. In the week ending 13 September, the EU Grade S reference price fell by 0.24 pence per kilogram equivalent …
The new European authorisation of rosemary essential oil as a feed additive shows how an apparently simple ingredient becomes a specification task for the meat chain. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2113 classifies the product …
South America’s beef market is entering a phase in which aggregate volume explains less than the pace of each supplier. A report by the Rosario Board of Trade says that supply from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay …
USDA’s September quarterly report places the U.S. all-hog-and-pig inventory at 74.3 million head on 1 September 2026. That is 2% below the level a year earlier, although 2% above the previous quarter. Market-hog inventory stood at …
Goiás’ September market update describes Brazilian cattle markets as a combination of relatively tight supplies of finished animals and firm exports. The Cepea/Esalq finished-cattle indicator rose 3.1% in August from July, ending …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through APHIS, has proposed reducing the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) waiting period for imports of live birds and specified avian commodities from 90 to 28 days. The September 24 …
Austria’s base quotation for finishing pigs remained at €1.52 per kilogram of slaughter weight on September 23, after the pig exchange cut it by twelve cents on September 16. Fleisch & Co attributes the pressure to a greater …
Meat & Livestock Australia’s September projection describes an unusual Australian cattle situation: high beef output is not being driven solely by a rapid drawdown of the herd. For 2026, MLA forecasts more than three million …
Pressure on Australian processors should be read as a supply-chain-capacity issue, not merely as a question of company margins. In a Meat & Livestock Australia contribution, Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive Tim …
AHDB’s reflections from the World Pork Conference in Qingdao describe a globally well-supplied pork market with intense competition. China has reached production scale and is now placing quality and efficiency at the centre of its …
Global beef flows are being reorganised at several access points at once. AHDB’s analysis connects three developments: Chinese safeguard quotas limiting Australian and Brazilian shipments, the loss of the European market for …
The European Commission’s latest market report shows why European pigmeat cannot be read from one price figure alone. In week 37, the EU average carcass price for classes S and E was €169.34 per 100 kilograms. That level was 15.9% …
A promotion for U.S. pork loin in 17 Japanese corporate cafeterias illustrates a practical route to creating value for a cut: develop product, recipe, kitchen operation and point-of-consumption communication at the same time. …
The UK Food Standards Agency is preparing for implementation of a possible sanitary and phytosanitary agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Its September paper does not announce a concluded agreement. It …
The European Commission has again amended entry conditions for specified areas of the United States following new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2104 updates the lists of US zones …