# Live exports gather pace: China | QLD

> An Australian report recounts the history of live cattle export trade to China, from the 2014 announcement through the 2015 protocol and the first sea shipment in 2017. It notes rising Chinese beef demand and prices.

- Date: 2018-05-01 · published 2018-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64987-live-exports-gather-pace-china-qld
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Growing Chinese demand for Australian live cattle supports cattle prices and could tighten beef supply, but the piece is background rather than a new development.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Australian beef exporters adapt as China caps imports, shifts global trade flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21185-australian-beef-exporters-adapt-as-china-caps-imports-shifts-global-trade-flows.md) | +1.1% | +6.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-11-05 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7937-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-up-on-firm-cash-export-hopes-grainews.md) | +3.1% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-12-24 | [International regulations for imports and exports keep changing – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49599-international-regulations-for-imports-and-exports-keep-changing-wyoming.md) | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-13 | [CME update: cattle futures gain ground as slaughter rates and exports rise
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51744-cme-update-cattle-futures-gain-ground-as-slaughter-rates-and-exports-rise-the.md) | +2.4% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-26 | [China offers to import more from US in return for easing of export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70889-china-offers-to-import-more-from-us-in-return-for-and-8202-easing-and-8202-of.md) | +0.4% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5374427/china-live-ex-building/

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