The Global Livestock Report

China’s economy surprised with signs of improvement even as deflationary pressures persisted and employment weakened, throwing fresh doubt over the likelihood of further monetary stimulus by Beijing in the face of higher US tariffs, informed Bloomberg.

Slaughter livestock prices remained unchanged for the third consecutive week. Plants are maintaining listed prices of US$ 3.50 per kilo for regular steers and US$ 3.20 per kilo carcass weight for fat cows, with bookings mostly scheduled for the first days of July.

Export steer prices remained stable after the Ar$ 100 per kilo increase recorded the previous week. British crossbred fat steers were quoted between Ar$ 5,100 and Ar$ 5,200, while zebu crossbreeds ranged from Ar$ 4,900 to Ar$ 5,000.

Exports of bovine offal and preparations totaled 9,200 tons in May, worth US$ 16.6 million.

China, Argentina’s main beef export market, increased its purchases in May. With around 38,100 tons shipped, including 13,600 tons of bone-in beef and bones from deboning and 24,500 tons of boneless beef, it recorded its highest monthly volume of 2025 and came closest to 2024 levels in the year-on-year comparison.

In the first five months of 2025, shipments totaled around 250,400 tons (product weight), down 20.6% from the same period in 2024. However, the US$ 1.262 billion in export revenue from January to May 2025 was 4.9% higher than in the same period last year.