# Live-ex specs shift as Indonesia deals with record cattle prices | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian live cattle export customers are becoming more flexible on cattle specifications due to record livestock prices, with some changes likely to be permanent. Exporters at a LiveCorp seminar at Beef Australia said Indonesian importers pivoted to lighter or different cattle types to keep importing as costs rose.

- Date: 2021-05-05 · published 2021-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47037-live-ex-specs-shift-as-indonesia-deals-with-record-cattle-prices-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Record Australian cattle prices are forcing buyers to shift specifications, which signals sustained tight supply and firm feeder cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/7240081/live-ex-specs-shift-as-indonesia-deals-with-record-cattle-prices/

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