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Last update 06/01/2026
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USDA has confirmed the first case of New World screwworm (NWS) in the United States. The infestation was detected in a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, where larvae were found in the animal’s navel area. No additional cases have been reported to date.
Australia exported 152,438 tons of beef in May, the highest monthly volume on record, surpassing the previous record of just over 150,400 tons set in July 2025. Export volume was 18% higher than in May last year and about 11,500 tons above the already strong level recorded in April.
Brazilian beef exports surpassed 260 thousand tons in May, the highest monthly volume so far this year, according to data released by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex).
Paraguayan beef exports continue to track significantly below last year’s levels because of the sharp decline in production. However, the same is not true for shipments to Israel, whose share is increasing.
Cattle prices strengthened again at the end of May and reached new highs for the year.
Paraguay’s cattle slaughter totaled 143,866 head in May, an increase of more than 38,000 head from April’s low of 105,000. However, it remained 35% below the 222,000 head processed in the same month last year.
Between January and May, Argentina exported 41,013 tons of beef under its tariff-rate quota with the United States, nearly matching the total volume shipped during all of 2025 (just over 44,000 tons), which had already been a record year.
According to official information, Argentina had shipped 29,079 tons of its 2025/26 Hilton quota to the European Union as of May 31, leaving just 1% of the allocation (309.1 tons) to be shipped during the final month of the quota year.
Industry sources told WBR that Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have reached a preliminary agreement on how to distribute the beef tariff-rate quota created under the EU-Mercosur agreement, which will gradually increase to 99,000 tons by the fifth year (55% chilled and 45% frozen).
