# Projections: Dry conditions fuel continued herd contraction, with cattle slaughter up 7pc on last year - Beef Central

> Meat & Livestock Australia has raised its 2019 adult cattle slaughter forecast to 8.4 million head, up 7% on last year. Female slaughter remains at 54% of the total, and the national herd forecast for June 2020 was cut to 25.5 million head.

- Date: 2019-10-28 · published 2019-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56524-projections-dry-conditions-fuel-continued-herd-contraction-with-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Australian cattle supply and higher slaughter support global beef prices, especially as China demand is strong, though falling carcase weights partly offset the effect.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-25 | [Beef production raised on higher fed cattle slaughter \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6723-beef-production-raised-on-higher-fed-cattle-slaughter-ag-proud.md) | -3.1% | -3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-23 | [Beef herd contraction supports cattle prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39971-beef-herd-contraction-supports-cattle-prices-capital-press.md) | -0.6% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-24 | [Beef production reduced for 2019 on decreased slaughter - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56699-beef-production-reduced-for-2019-on-decreased-slaughter-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.6% | +6.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-24 | [Beef production raised for 2019 on faster pace of slaughter - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55549-beef-production-raised-for-2019-on-faster-pace-of-slaughter-progressive-cattle.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-09-27 | [Production slightly lower on slow fed cattle slaughter pace \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34246-production-slightly-lower-on-slow-fed-cattle-slaughter-pace-ag-proud.md) | -1.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/dry-conditions-fuel-continued-herd-contraction-with-cattle-slaughter-up-7pc-on-last-year/

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