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World Beef Report 1638

  • Some importers attempt to pause China’s price recovery
  • U.S. beef market operating under a new dynamic
  • Meat production growth in Mercosur shows signs of exhaustion
  • Minerva seeks to block Marfrig–BRF merger
  • Japan’s market opening for Brazil would initially include five states
  • Minerva notifies Colonia sale to Allana Group for US$ 48 million
  • Argentina close to fulfilling 2024/25 Hilton quota

Steer (US$/kg carcass weight)

Last update 17/6/2025

MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
MercosurUS$3.982.3%
Brazil Avg.US$3.642.5%
UruguayUS$51.0%
ArgentinaUS$4.672.9%
ParaguayUS$3.50.0%
AustraliaUS$4.373.8%
USAUS$8.38-0.1%
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Paraguay - Markets

Calm in prices and business activity

Industry price lists for cattle purchases remained unchanged over the past week, with reference prices of US$ 3.50 per kg carcass weight for regular steers and US$ 3.20 for finished cows. Although some deals were closed, a market intermediary told WBR that producers are “holding their ground and refusing to sell at these prices,” and considered it “possible” that some price movement could occur next week.

Argentina - Markets

Export steer prices up by around 2%

Export steer prices rose by Ar$ 100 per kilo carcass weight —around 2%— after remaining stable for just over a month. Crossbred British-type finished steers are now trading between Ar$ 5,100 and 5,200 per kilo carcass weight, while zebu crossbreeds are selling for Ar$ 4,900 to 5,100.


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