# PULSE: Watch for competition in key beef markets

> Farmers Weekly NZ reports weaker asking prices for red meat in key markets as global restaurant demand for higher-value cuts stays soft. US import data show rising volumes of cheaper manufacturing beef from Central and South America, with Brazil and Argentina gaining access. Central American beef enters the US tariff-free.

- Date: 2020-08-09 · published 2020-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51581-pulse-watch-for-competition-in-key-beef-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper South American and Central American lean beef competes with New Zealand and Australian exports into the US. This pressures prices for lower-value cuts that NZ exporters rely on.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-25 | [In the beef market, the higher the peak, the deeper the valley \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21905-in-the-beef-market-the-higher-the-peak-the-deeper-the-valley-the-national.md) | +1.3% | +7.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-06-18 | [Beef producers will need to watch costs with market downturn – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9297-beef-producers-will-need-to-watch-costs-with-market-downturn-wyoming-livestock.md) | -3.6% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-15 | [Mexico opens market to beef imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71965-mexico-opens-market-to-beef-imports.md) | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-03 | [Beefed-up tariffs leave global protein markets in a stew](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25246-beefed-up-tariffs-leave-global-protein-markets-in-a-stew.md) | -2.0% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Factors Influencing Cattle Market Performance and Price Trends - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27542-factors-influencing-cattle-market-performance-and-price-trends-beef-web.md) | -1.0% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/pulse-watch-for-competition-in-key-beef-markets/

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