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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

Sep 4, 2026

Beef exports fall to an 18-month low

Brazilian beef exports declined significantly in August due to lower production and the halt in shipments to China after the country filled its 2026 quota.

Sep 4, 2026
Expected collapse in shipments to China and sharp increase to Russia
As expected, Brazilian beef exports to China collapsed in August, while shipments to other destinations, including Russia, surged.
Sep 4, 2026
Frozen beef exports to the EU soar
With the European Union’s ban on Brazilian beef imports due to take effect on Thursday, September 3, shipments surged in August, particularly for frozen beef.

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Steer (US$/kg carcass weight)

Last update 08/31/2026

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

MercosurUS$4.84-0.6%

Brazil Avg.US$4.26-0.7%

UruguayUS$6.10.3%

ArgentinaUS$5.7-0.2%

ParaguayUS$5.22-2.4%

AustraliaUS$5.71-0.2%

USAUS$7.62-2.8%

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Brazil

Beef exports fall to an 18-month low

Brazilian beef exports declined significantly in August due to lower production and the halt in shipments to China after the country filled its 2026 quota.

Sep 4, 2026

Brazil

Expected collapse in shipments to China and sharp increase to Russia

As expected, Brazilian beef exports to China collapsed in August, while shipments to other destinations, including Russia, surged.

Sep 4, 2026

Brazil

Frozen beef exports to the EU soar

With the European Union’s ban on Brazilian beef imports due to take effect on Thursday, September 3, shipments surged in August, particularly for frozen beef.

Sep 4, 2026

Brazil

Cattle cycle reversal to reduce production and exports in 2027

The reversal of Brazil’s cattle cycle will become more evident in 2027, with lower slaughter and beef production, according to projections from the USDA office in Brasilia. The retention of breeding females and other cattle categories will reduce supplies and push calf prices higher.

Sep 4, 2026

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Brazil

Live cattle exports forecast to fall 20% in 2027

Brazilian live cattle exports are forecast to decline 20% in 2027 to 1 million head, reflecting lower cattle availability associated with the reversal of the livestock cycle, according to the USDA office in Brasilia.

Sep 4, 2026

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Asia

Philippines approved the first commercial ASF vaccine

The Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) authorized the commercial sale of AVAC ASF LIVE, the country’s first African swine fever (ASF) vaccine approved for fattening pigs.

Sep 4, 2026

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Uruguay

Industry hits the brakes

Weather conditions prevented cattle from coming off winter forage crops and pastures quickly and will continue to restrict supplies over the next few weeks. On the demand side, slaughter will fall significantly following the departure of the kosher teams, as the industry seeks a new market balance at lower prices.

Sep 3, 2026

Uruguay

Minerva formally raises prospect of ending slaughter at Carrasco

The possibility that Frigorífico Carrasco could cease slaughtering and operate solely as a deboning facility has moved a step closer. Minerva Foods formally presented this scenario to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) during a hearing held on Wednesday, September 2, as part of its justification for requesting an extension of unemployment insurance coverage, meat industry workers’ union Foica President Martín Cardozo told WBR.

Sep 3, 2026

Uruguay

33,000-head feedlot under construction in Durazno

A feedlot with a static capacity of 33,000 head is under construction in the department of Durazno and is expected to become the country’s largest cattle feeding operation.

Sep 3, 2026

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