Oceania ยท Australasia
๐ฆ๐บ AustraliaProtein Intelligence
Australia is one of the world's largest beef and sheepmeat exporters, supplying Japan, South Korea, China, and the United States. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) publishes benchmark price data. The country is also a significant seafood exporter.
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Deterministic editorial summary โ not AI-generated
Australia is the world's third-largest beef exporter and a major sheepmeat supplier, with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) publishing the most reliable benchmark prices in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australian grass-fed beef commands a premium in Japanese, South Korean, and US markets under FTA tariff advantages. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) and MLA weekly saleyard prices are the primary domestic benchmarks. Drought conditions, cattle herd rebuild cycles, and slaughter rates at major processing plants (JBS Australia, Teys, NH Foods) are the dominant supply-side variables.
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WHAT TO WATCH
Bureau of Meteorology rainfall decile maps
Drought conditions accelerate destocking, temporarily depressing cattle prices then driving price spikes when herd rebuild begins
AUD/JPY and AUD/KRW cross rates
Most Australian beef exports to Japan and Korea are priced in AUD โ currency moves directly affect importer purchase economics
CPTPP tariff schedules โ beef
Australian CPTPP tariff advantage over US beef in Japan is phased down over time โ monitor remaining differential vs. US competitor
KEY BENCHMARKS
Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI)
MLA
MLA Sheep & Lamb Indicator
MLA
Rabobank AgriFocus Quarterly
Rabobank
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PRICE ARBITRAGE SIGNAL โ ILLUSTRATIVE
When the EYCI is below 600ยข/kg CW and AUD is weak (below 0.65 USD), Australian grass-fed beef offers a significant value gap vs. US grain-fed equivalents in Japanese supermarket tenders โ a recurring buying window for Japanese importers.
TRADE & PRODUCTION DATA
Source: USDA FAS PSD ยท FAO FAOSTAT ยท MLA ยท NSC ยท VASEP (public datasets)
Medium Energy Exposure
Vast distances between northern cattle stations and southern processing plants make diesel a significant cost โ outback mustering and road trains covering 1,000โ3,000 km per movement. Gas prices affect shed heating in southern processing hubs. Grid is reliable with no subsidy distortions, but remote producers face higher diesel exposure than most comparable markets.
Beef
Export000 MT
1.9k โ
2026E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
1.4k
1.6k
2.0k
1.8k
1.8k
1.8k
1.9k
MLA / USDA FAS PSD
Sheepmeat
Export000 MT
355 โ
2026E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
280
298
320
340
330
345
355
MLA / USDA FAS PSD
Live Cattle
Export000 head
1.3k โ
2026E
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
1.1k
977
1.0k
1.3k
1.2k
1.2k
1.3k
Australian DAFF
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20โ ExportAU โ US$2.21B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ KR$2.17B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ JP$1.28B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ CN$1.12B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ ID$412.6M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ CA$300.4M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ PH$256.6M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ VN$244.1M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ SA$236.3M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ AE$170.1M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ AU$12.1M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 030617
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ AU$33K
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 030617
2024UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ US$2.77B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ CN$2.54B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ KR$2.02B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ JP$1.12B
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ ID$662.5M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ AU$287.9M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 030617
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ CA$219.5M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
โ ExportAU โ VN$196.3M
Protein commodities (beef, poultry, seafood)HS 020220
2023UN Comtrade
Source: UN Comtrade Database ยท Annual bilateral trade flows ยท USD at time of export
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Key Protein Categories
Beef
Lamb
Mutton
Sheepmeat
Goat
Seafood
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Global Market Context
Global indices ยท not country-specific
FAO Food Price Index131.1
index (2014-2016=100)2026-07FAO
FAO Meat Price Index127.7
index (2014-2016=100)2026-07FAO
FAO Dairy Price Index116.2
index (2014-2016=100)2026-07FAO
FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index195.7
index (2014-2016=100)2026-07FAO
FAO Cereals Price Index113.8
index (2014-2016=100)2026-07FAO
Data Coverage
HQ companies2
Operating5
Brands1
Facilities0
Events0
Documents0
Trade flows20
Generated 4 Sept 2026, 10:42