# Sustainability, trade disputes and supply issues influence global beef industry | 2019-08-29  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Rabobank's quarterly beef report says Chinese beef imports in the first half of 2019 rose over 50% year on year despite the US-China trade dispute. Australian cattle herd is at a 20-year low of about 26 million head, with slaughter up about 14%.

- Date: 2019-08-29 · published 2019-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57524-sustainability-trade-disputes-and-supply-issues-influence-global-beef-industry
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese import demand and a shrinking Australian herd support global beef and cattle prices. Tight Australian supply tends to firm export beef prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-19 | [Rabobank releases ‘Global Animal Protein Outlook 2022’ \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44000-rabobank-releases-global-animal-protein-outlook-2022-meat-poultry.md) | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-01 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41547-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year.md) | +0.9% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-06 | [Beef and Egg Supply Constraints Forecast to Continue in 2025 – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25524-beef-and-egg-supply-constraints-forecast-to-continue-in-2025-the-van-trump.md) | +1.9% | +7.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-15 | [USDA-FAS Report: China's Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68445-usda-fas-report-china-s-meat-and-poultry-import-forecast-2018-farm-policy-news.md) | +0.2% | +9.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5073-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year-northern-ag-network.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-01 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41547-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year.md) | +4.4% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5073-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year-northern-ag-network.md) | +9.9% | +13.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-24 | [Global beef appears strong in Q2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64989-global-beef-appears-strong-in-q2.md) | +9.3% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/21823-sustainability-trade-disputes-and-supply-issues-influence-global-beef-industry

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