# Carabeef exports plunge as China tightens border control | Farm Online | ACT

> India's buffalo meat exports are plunging as China cracks down on grey-channel imports following African Swine Fever in pork. Average prices for the lower-quality meat fell from a peak of US$3.18 per kilogram in July 2018 to US$2.99 by year-end.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60547-carabeef-exports-plunge-as-china-tightens-border-control-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Falling carabeef prices reduce the global low-end beef price floor, with limited direct impact on Australian exports since the product competes mainly in markets where Australia lacks access. Feed and grain demand effects are minimal.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-09-10 | [US mountain of protein has beef nerves on edge \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62967-us-mountain-of-protein-has-beef-nerves-on-edge-farm-online-act.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-19 | [Cheaper US beef heightens appetite for export access to Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71454-cheaper-us-beef-heightens-appetite-for-export-access-to-australia.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5893044/carabeef-exports-plunge-as-china-tightens-border-control/

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