# Australia's drought impact on cow markets - Seeking answers to the hard questions - Beef Central

> Independent analyst Simon Quilty examines how Australia's drought has pushed cow prices down about 140c/kg since early 2017, roughly twice the fall in steer prices. He also questions whether cheaper cow meat will flow to the US and how the trade war affects cow markets.

- Date: 2018-09-05 · published 2018-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62969-australia-s-drought-impact-on-cow-markets-seeking-answers-to-the-hard-questions
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven herd liquidation is depressing Australian cow supply prices and could increase lower-cost beef exports to the US, adding competitive pressure on US lean beef trim.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-31 | [Drought continues to impact timing of future marketings \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39290-drought-continues-to-impact-timing-of-future-marketings-ag-proud.md) | +1.1% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-29 | [Eastern Australia’s drought is bad news for agribusinesses « ROGER MONTGOMERY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63983-eastern-australia-s-drought-is-bad-news-for-agribusinesses-roger-montgomery.md) | +0.5% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-07 | [Drought has changed the cattle price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64642-drought-has-changed-the-cattle-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | -2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-30 | [What’s the most disruptive influence in the cattle market? Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65154-what-s-the-most-disruptive-influence-in-the-cattle-market-weather.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Grain Market Pain Continues on Weather: Cattle Fall as NWS Nears - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10649-grain-market-pain-continues-on-weather-cattle-fall-as-nws-nears-agweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/australias-drought-impact-on-cow-markets-seeking-answers-to-the-hard-questions/

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