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Latest industry news and updates from the meatborsa team.
Published about about 19 hours ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
Brazil shipped about 312,000 tonnes of poultry meat to the EU in January to September, more than in all of 2025, and our view is that this front-loaded volume is cushioning the suspension ahead of the 16-17 November committee meeting.
Published 2 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
Dutch exports of pigs for slaughter fell 20% in January to September while the EU pig price sits about 14% below last year, and our view is that the Dutch shrink is showing up in live pig flows and slaughter capacity long before it shows up in price.
Published 3 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
European Commission data shows EU young cattle prices about 10% below a year ago and cow prices down 16.5%, and our view is that Europe's beef market is splitting into a firm prime side and a much weaker cow side.
Published 4 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
European Commission data shows EU lamb exports to Algeria up 63% in January to May while Jordan fell 32% and imports kept rising, and our view is that EU lamb is being pulled in two directions at once.
Published 5 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
The European Commission's autumn 2026 outlook shows EU poultry imports up 17.1% and beef imports up 5%, while pork sales to China fall 32%, and our view is that the EU meat trade is being rerouted rather than simply growing or shrinking.
Published 5 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
The FAO meat price index fell 1.2% in October as pig, sheep and beef quotations declined while poultry stayed flat, and our view is that the small headline move hides three different market stories.
Published 8 days ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Four UK bird flu cases in five weeks, and the latest on 4 November is reported to be a commercial duck farm in Lincolnshire, and our view is that the exposure for poultry meat buyers is local movement rules and timing, not national supply.
Published 9 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Pork and piglets fell hardest, Swedish beef climbed against the tide and lamb was the only riser between September 2025 and September 2026.
Published 9 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Irish pig prices sit about 11c/kg above the EU average but about 17c/kg under the Teagasc cost of production, and our view is that this makes Ireland a two-speed pork market with the exported 40% carrying the most risk.
Published 10 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Australian beef shipments fell 8% year on year in October as China stayed shut behind a 55% tariff, and our view is that the record US volume is hiding a thinner export year than the headline suggests.
Published 11 days ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Two waves of suspected cyberattacks in October and November raised temperatures in supermarket freezers across Europe, and our view is that for anyone selling or buying frozen meat the lesson is about who controls the temperature, and how you would know.
Published 12 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Irish lamb quotes have stood still at about €8.20/kg for two weeks while Northern Ireland base prices dropped, and our view is that this is a pause in a tight market, not a change of direction.