A young livestock export professional recognised for his passion, integrity and commitment to building strong relationships across the supply chain has been named the 2026 Nutrien Ag Solutions Livestock Export Young Achiever of the Year…Read More
Beef Central, 06/11/2026
Livestock exporters have backed a package of reforms designed to strengthen the industry’s capacity to respond to changing global markets, regulatory demands and emerging opportunities…Read More
Beef Central, 05/11/2026
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has condemned the extraordinary length of the live cattle export class action after Senate Estimates revealed the Commonwealth has made no revised compensation offer following the latest Federal Court ruling, while another procedural process remains unresolved…Read More
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) has announced that CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton will step down after eight years at the helm, leaving a significant legacy of effective advocacy, industry leadership and collaboration across Australia’s livestock export sector…Read More
Beef Central, 02/11/2026
High Australian cattle prices and Indonesia’s domestic price caps are making trading conditions difficult | Vietnam’s cattle herd is shrinking despite higher beef output | Australia’s live cattle exports down 23.5pc year-on-year | ..Read More
Dr Michael Patching, 29/10/2026
Australia’s live cattle exports fell by almost 35 percent in September, but Darwin feeder prices remain firm as the trade prepares for an expected lift in Indonesian buying ahead of Ramadan…Read More
James Nason, 14/10/2026
Who are Australia’s active live exporting companies, and where do they operate? Since 2005 there have been 59 different companies that have exported livestock by sea, and the number of exporters still active in the last three years has sat at 16, down slightly from 19 in 2022, live export market commentator Michael Patching reports…Read More
Dr Michael Patching, 01/10/2026
The Thai agriculture ministry announced on 17 June that it is targeting the collection of Thai beef cattle for export by ship to China at 100,000 head a month, or 1.2 million head a year, through a quarantine hub to be built at Bang Saphan – a privately owned deep-sea port that Australian exporters used to discharge cattle back in 2015…Read More
Dr Michael Patching, 16/09/2026
Higher supply often correlates with lower prices, yet despite monthly cattle export volumes climbing to a year-high in August, the price of live export steers ex-Darwin climbed to 440c–450c/kg for good lines. So what is driving the apparent contradiction?..Read More
James Nason, 11/09/2026
First-half Australian cattle exports fell 29 per cent and the squeeze is now biting downstream as Indonesian feedlots discount stock and ask for extended payment terms, while exports to another market in July represent potential green shoots in a previously large market…Read More
Dr Michael Patching, 01/09/2026
The search is on for the next generation of leaders who will help shape the future of Australia’s livestock export industry…Read More
Beef Central, 28/08/2026
Australian dairy farmers could be in the box seat to capitalise on a looming global shortage of high-quality dairy heifers, with demand growing across a range of international markets…Read More
Beef Central, 25/08/2026