# Access changes redefining global beef trade competition - Beef Central

> Trade barriers linked to foot-and-mouth disease and BSE have largely eased across Asia, increasing competition for Australian beef. US beef shipments to China have ramped up, reaching 31,300 tonnes year-to-date.

- Date: 2020-12-08 · published 2020-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49596-access-changes-redefining-global-beef-trade-competition-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Greater competition in Asian beef markets could erode Australian export demand, which may weigh on Australian cattle prices if domestic supply stays tight.

## 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 | 2018-12-14 | [Beef outlook 2019: Making sense of trade wars, tariffs, global demand & supply - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61522-beef-outlook-2019-making-sense-of-trade-wars-tariffs-global-demand-and-supply.md) | +0.3% | +4.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-05 | [Trade uncertainty dominates global beef Q3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57031-trade-uncertainty-dominates-global-beef-q3.md) | -2.1% | +3.2% |
| 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 | 2021-03-11 | [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% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/trade/access-changes-redefining-global-beef-trade-competition/

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