# SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 | China prices climb - Beef Central

> Beef Central reports that Indonesian feedlot margins are unsustainable and the slaughter steer indicator price fell to Rp38,000/kg. Cheap Indian beef has taken a large share of the market, and boneless-only export rules for FMD-affected countries are changing wholesaler sourcing.

- Date: 2018-02-09 · published 2018-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indonesian imports of live cattle and beef reduce demand for Australian cattle, which would weigh on Australian feeder prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-14 | [SE Asia Report: Strong Indonesian feeder imports continue in July - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57526-se-asia-report-strong-indonesian-feeder-imports-continue-in-july-beef-central.md) | -2.0% | -7.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-11 | [SE Asia Report: Indo, Viet imports fall (+ new Vietnamese translation!) - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48059-se-asia-report-indo-viet-imports-fall-new-vietnamese-translation-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-05-16 | [SE Asia Report: Downward pressure on northern cattle prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70970-se-asia-report-downward-pressure-on-northern-cattle-prices-beef-central.md) | -0.5% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-05 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes in May close to normal pre-virus levels - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52575-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-in-may-close-to-normal-pre-virus-levels-beef.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-12-07 | [Turkey building up cattle imports again to rein in high beef prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67442-turkey-building-up-cattle-imports-again-to-rein-in-high-beef-prices-beef-central.md) | -1.4% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-09-17 | [SE Asia Report: Indonesia imports a massive 75,000 feeders in August - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57032-se-asia-report-indonesia-imports-a-massive-75-000-feeders-in-august-beef-central.md) | +3.7% | +6.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-16 | [SE Asia Report: Downward pressure on northern cattle prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70970-se-asia-report-downward-pressure-on-northern-cattle-prices-beef-central.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-06-05 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes in May close to normal pre-virus levels - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52575-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-in-may-close-to-normal-pre-virus-levels-beef.md) | -1.9% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/southeast-asia-market-report-china-price-rise-continues-while-other-markets-remain-stuck-in-a-narrow-band/

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