# Intense competition causes export pain | The Kimberley Echo

> Live cattle exporters in northern Australia have been competing hard for a limited supply of cattle, pushing the liveweight price from Darwin up 25c/kg to $3.45/kg in late April. Some sales for Indonesia and Vietnam were made at a loss of 2 to 3 percent. The supply shortage was caused by a long, wet northern season and reduced flows from Queensland.

- Date: 2017-05-01 · published 2017-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70974-intense-competition-causes-export-pain-the-kimberley-echo
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight northern Australian cattle supply and higher live export prices reflect strong import demand from Asia. This is a regional market story with little direct effect on U.S. cattle or feed prices.

## Sources

- kimberleyecho.com.au: https://www.kimberleyecho.com.au/news/regional/intense-competition-causes-export-pain-ng-b88442486z

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