# WA's first shipment of slaughter cattle for China sets sail - Beef Central

> The first sea shipment of slaughter cattle sourced exclusively from Western Australia left Fremantle for China. The cattle supply a new quarantine feedlot and abattoir in Jiangsu Province with a licensed capacity of 100,000 head a year. It is the fourth cattle shipment to China under the emerging slaughter trade.

- Date: 2017-12-05 · published 2017-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67447-wa-s-first-shipment-of-slaughter-cattle-for-china-sets-sail-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Growing live cattle exports to China add a new outlet for Australian supply but are small relative to global beef and feed markets. The story has little direct price impact on US feed or cattle.

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| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-13 | [Will contrasting cattle and meat prices see US beef back on Australian retail shelves? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51582-will-contrasting-cattle-and-meat-prices-see-us-beef-back-on-australian-retail.md) | +2.4% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-13 | [August cattle export figures reflect Indonesian feedlot challenges - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39531-august-cattle-export-figures-reflect-indonesian-feedlot-challenges-beef-central.md) | -0.9% | -5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-01 | [China blocks cattle from now-lifted temporary bluetongue zone, Govt orders review - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65946-china-blocks-cattle-from-now-lifted-temporary-bluetongue-zone-govt-orders.md) | -0.7% | -6.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/was-first-shipment-of-slaughter-cattle-for-china-sets-sail/

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