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Australian cattle slaughter reached 166,000 head last week, marking the highest weekly adult cattle slaughter recorded since 2015, according to NLRS data. Queensland led the increase, with processing volumes rising by 6,000 head compared to the previous week.
Jun 1, 2026
MLA’s latest Beef Production Intention Survey, which gathered responses from more than 3,000 cattle producers, showed confidence in the Australian cattle sector remains strong. Six in ten producers expressed optimism about industry prospects over the next 12 months.
Jun 1, 2026
Poland has confirmed its first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs in 2026. The case was detected on a farm with 21,390 pigs located in the village of Jarosławsko, in the West Pomeranian Province.
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Australian cattle slaughter reached 166,000 head last week, marking the highest weekly adult cattle slaughter recorded since 2015, according to NLRS data. Queensland led the increase, with processing volumes rising by 6,000 head compared to the previous week.
MLA’s latest Beef Production Intention Survey, which gathered responses from more than 3,000 cattle producers, showed confidence in the Australian cattle sector remains strong. Six in ten producers expressed optimism about industry prospects over the next 12 months.
Poland has confirmed its first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs in 2026. The case was detected on a farm with 21,390 pigs located in the village of Jarosławsko, in the West Pomeranian Province.
Compared to the previous market test, import prices were mostly slightly lower, although some items remained steady.
Fed cattle prices moved lower at the end of the week as packers entered the new week with relatively light inventories, unless additional cattle are purchased over the weekend. According to The AG Center report, trade developed on Friday afternoon across all major regions at US$/cwt 256-257, down US$/cwt 1-2 from late the previous week and about US$/cwt 3 below the bulk of last week's transactions. Dressed cattle sales were reported at US$/cwt 405-408, mostly US$/cwt 407, down US$/cwt 1-3 week-on-week.
The spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) continues to raise concerns in North America after Mexican authorities confirmed new cases in the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, located just 52 to 55 miles (84-89 km) from the US border.
Government officials from Canada and Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay) met in Toronto last week for a new round of negotiations aimed at advancing a potential trade agreement between the two blocs. The discussions prompted renewed opposition from Canada's beef industry, which is lobbying against any expansion of Mercosur beef access to the Canadian market.
The cattle-to-corn exchange ratio improved in Mato Grosso during May, supported by a sharper decline in corn prices than in fed cattle values, according to Imea.
Brazilian beef processor Masterboi will invest R$ 60 million in a new freezing tunnel at its Canhotinho plant in the state of Pernambuco, aiming to increase slaughter capacity from 700 to 900 head per day and double its export capacity.
