# Largest number of Top End buffalo exported in 27 years as Aussie beef outprices Indonesian markets

> Top End buffalo exports from Darwin reached 8,982 head in the year to November 30, the highest since at least 1990. High Australian beef prices are pushing Southeast Asian buyers toward buffalo as a cheaper protein.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67603-largest-number-of-top-end-buffalo-exported-in-27-years-as-aussie-beef-outprices
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong regional demand for buffalo as a substitute for pricier beef has limited direct impact on feed grain markets, though it signals firm Asian protein demand.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-16 | [Live export cattle prices slide as Indonesia ramps up imports of boxed meat - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33566-live-export-cattle-prices-slide-as-indonesia-ramps-up-imports-of-boxed-meat-abc.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-26 | [Darwin live export industry ends 'tough' year with numbers, prices down after biosecurity threats - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9959-darwin-live-export-industry-ends-tough-year-with-numbers-prices-down-after.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [Reopening US border to Mexican cattle not expected to drop beef prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17843-reopening-us-border-to-mexican-cattle-not-expected-to-drop-beef-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-01-31 | [Argentina added new market: Algeria enabled export of meat with bone \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37908-argentina-added-new-market-algeria-enabled-export-of-meat-with-bone-agrifish.md) | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-21/largest-number-of-buffalo-exported-from-top-end-in-27-years/9273304

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