# SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central

> Indonesian slaughter steer prices rose to Rp48,000 per kg live in February, and Australian cattle prices continue to set record highs. Import volumes into Indonesia and Vietnam fell sharply, and Indonesia is set to import 80,000 tonnes of Indian buffalo meat for Ramadan and Lebaran.

- Date: 2021-03-11 · published 2021-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Southeast Asian beef import demand weighs on Australian export prices, while Bulog's planned buffalo meat purchases affect regional beef supply ahead of the festive season.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-11 | [Lull falls over Australia’s northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44502-lull-falls-over-australia-s-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-12-08 | [Access changes redefining global beef trade competition - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49596-access-changes-redefining-global-beef-trade-competition-beef-central.md) | -0.9% | +4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-07-30 | [China lifts ban on beef imports \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58032-china-lifts-ban-on-beef-imports-sanews.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/se-asia-report-mar-2021/

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