# Darwin shipping ending year on wetter sail - Beef Central

> Live cattle shipments from Darwin recovered after a slow September and October caused by Indonesian permit issues and weaker Vietnamese orders. Most Indonesian importers have agreed to a new rule requiring one breeding animal for every five feeder cattle imported.

- Date: 2016-11-09 · published 2016-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73803-darwin-shipping-ending-year-on-wetter-sail-beef-central
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Indonesian import rules constrain feeder cattle demand from Australia, and the breeding-animal requirement adds cost to importers, which can support or limit feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Why 2019 is a critical year for live exports - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61039-why-2019-is-a-critical-year-for-live-exports-beef-central.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-14 | [SE Asia Report: Trade partners reconnect in Rocky \| Price gap remains - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30199-se-asia-report-trade-partners-reconnect-in-rocky-price-gap-remains-beef-central.md) | +3.1% | +7.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-28 | [Cattle markets take center stage in ag committees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41983-cattle-markets-take-center-stage-in-ag-committees.md) | +3.9% | -1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-06-17 | [Explainer: How four big companies control the U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46714-explainer-how-four-big-companies-control-the-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-06 | [U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51748-u-s-farm-state-senators-in-a-beef-over-livestock-bill.md) | +0.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/darwin-shipping-ending-year-on-wetter-sail/

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