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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PROTEINSBeefLambMuttonSheepmeatGoatSeafood
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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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50Australia exported protein commodities to 36 partners in 2025. Imported from 1 source.
UN Comtrade ยท Annual bilateral flows ยท Protein basket (beef, poultry, seafood)
Exports from AU
โ ExportAU โ CN$1.63B
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $606.6M
โ ExportAU โ KR$1.27B
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ JP$831.6M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ ID$330.7M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $7.3M
โ ExportAU โ CA$205.0M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $178.2M
โ ExportAU โ MY$62.8M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ IR$51.6M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
โ ExportAU โ PN$36.2M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025
โ ExportAU โ HK$25.2M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $11.5M
โ ExportAU โ FJ$16.2M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025prev $4.8M
โ ExportAU โ MX$16.0M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ BR$15.8M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $1.9M
โ ExportAU โ IL$13.1M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $4.5M
โ ExportAU โ SL$12.1M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025prev $3.4M
โ ExportAU โ VU$11.1M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025
โ ExportAU โ KW$10.4M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ DE$8.8M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
โ ExportAU โ FR$8.1M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
โ ExportAU โ LK$5.9M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
โ ExportAU โ LB$5.7M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ JO$5.6M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ GH$5.6M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025prev $4.7M
โ ExportAU โ NL$4.5M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ KH$4.0M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025prev $2.6M
โ ExportAU โ PH$3.7M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025
โ ExportAU โ BE$3.7M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025prev $1.3M
โ ExportAU โ KI$3.6M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025
โ ExportAU โ MU$3.3M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ MD$2.7M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ BH$2.6M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025prev $1.6M
โ ExportAU โ PY$2.5M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ NC$2.5M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ SG$2.0M
Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0207
2025
โ ExportAU โ PS$2.0M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
โ ExportAU โ DO$1.8M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
โ ExportAU โ AS$1.4M
Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozenHS 0204
2025
Imports to AU
โ ImportNZ โ AU$6.6M
Meat of bovine animals; frozenHS 0202
2025
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 Index133.3
index (2014-2016=100)2026-08FAO
FAO Meat Price Index127.9
index (2014-2016=100)2026-08FAO
FAO Dairy Price Index119.2
index (2014-2016=100)2026-08FAO
FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index196.9
index (2014-2016=100)2026-08FAO
FAO Cereals Price Index116.3
index (2014-2016=100)2026-08FAO
Data Coverage
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Trade flows50
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