Very few farmers would be in doubt that the good times of high commodity prices and low interest rates are over. But I fear that complacency about cost control is still all too common.

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Prices for young cattle on AuctionsPlus have been increasingly outperforming the sale yard prices for young cattle across the east coast in recent months.
RaboResearch senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird believes there is "a slightly brighter light at the end of a slightly shorter tunnel for the cattle industry compared to the sheep industry at the moment".
The spread between Australian and US equivalent Heavy Steer pricing has widened to the highest level on record.
Increased turn-off of livestock into late spring and summer poses further downside risk to prices. Some much-needed rain at the right time would see supply held back and support prices.
United States meat producers are expected to begin limiting the amount of new supplies hitting the market, in an effort to guard against further margin volatility while warding off competition for consumer dollars.
The 25,761 tonnes of beef shipped to the US was the highest monthly volume since June 2020.
Analysis of over 5,000 sale bulls points to a softer market with prices back 7% from July and back 32% from August 2022.
Rabobank's recent quarterly global beef report suggests declining supply and strong consumer demand in the US is driving cattle prices higher, while lower domestic beef supply has also held up prices in Canada and Europe.

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