# Cattle Industry Policy Watch: November 2026

> A review committee recommends raising Australia’s grassfed cattle transaction levy from A$5 to A$6 per head by July 1, 2028, conditional on reforms being implemented by July 1, 2027. Levy payers are due to vote on the proposal at the Meat and Livestock Australia AGM on November 24, and the article also notes a China beef quota reset scheduled for January 1.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:07:06.476Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87963-cattle-industry-policy-watch-november-2026
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If approved, the levy would add costs to grassfed cattle sales and provide about A$13 million in additional annual funding, though the proposed increase is gradual and its price effect is likely limited. The quota reset could affect Australian beef export access to China, but the article gives no details on the quota change.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-20 | [CME Reduces Price Limits In Cattle Contracts \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28436-cme-reduces-price-limits-in-cattle-contracts-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-24 | [Washington moves the money while pork policy waits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18320-washington-moves-the-money-while-pork-policy-waits.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-05 | [Cattle industry divided on negotiated cash cattle bill - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52751-cattle-industry-divided-on-negotiated-cash-cattle-bill-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-07 | [Ag Policy Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53629-ag-policy-blog.md) | +2.8% | -4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-25 | [Cattle prices investigated - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48256-cattle-prices-investigated-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- cattleweekly.com.au: https://cattleweekly.com.au/cattle-industry-policy-watch/

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