# Lull falls over Australia’s northern cattle export trade - Beef Central

> Australia's northern cattle export trade has slowed since August, with shipments to Indonesia and Vietnam falling to below half of normal levels. Lack of supply, high cattle prices and COVID-19 disruptions, especially Delta variant spread, are cited as causes. Several export vessels are now working on runs elsewhere.

- Date: 2021-10-11 · published 2021-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44502-lull-falls-over-australia-s-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker live cattle exports to Southeast Asia reduce demand for Australian cattle, with limited direct effect on U.S. feed or grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-02 | [Cattle Economics: Changes in International Beef Trade \| UT Beef & Forage Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39083-cattle-economics-changes-in-international-beef-trade-ut-beef-and-forage-center.md) | +0.7% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-19 | [Cheaper US beef heightens appetite for export access to Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71454-cheaper-us-beef-heightens-appetite-for-export-access-to-australia.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-11 | [SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-13 | [Will contrasting cattle and meat prices see US beef back on Australian retail shelves? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51582-will-contrasting-cattle-and-meat-prices-see-us-beef-back-on-australian-retail.md) | +2.4% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-07 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes remain high in spite of COVID - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51577-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-remain-high-in-spite-of-covid-beef-central.md) | +3.5% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/lull-falls-over-australias-northern-cattle-export-trade/

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