Latest industry news and updates from the meatborsa team.
Published about 1 day ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
Irish and UK lamb prices are at the highest levels ever recorded for this time of year, as EU sheepmeat production falls 5% in 2026 and continental buyers compete for limited supply.
Published 3 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
The global beef market faces a combination of record production in some regions and persistent supply shortages in others, keeping prices well above last year's levels.
Published 7 days ago in News
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
New HPAI outbreaks in European commercial poultry flocks have fallen sharply this season. The UK has lifted its prevention zone, France has lowered risk to negligible, and new vaccination research shows major promise. Here is what buyers and sellers of poultry should know.
Published 8 days ago in News
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
The trade agreement covering more than $16 billion in annual North American livestock and meat trade reaches its first six-year review on July 1 - and its future is now uncertain.
Published 9 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
A flesh-eating parasite not seen in the United States for decades has appeared in Texas cattle herds, threatening to push beef prices even higher in an already strained market.
Published 10 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Australia has officially used up its 2026 beef export quota for China, and a steep 55% tariff now applies to all Australian beef shipments entering the Chinese market.
Published 11 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Authorities have widened disease control areas after a new outbreak of peste des petits ruminants was confirmed in central Croatia.
Published 23 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Recent outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever show how quickly animal health risks can change across Europe and beyond.
Published 24 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
The supermarket chain says multi-year supplier agreements worth £5 billion will help support British food production and improve supply chain stability.
Published 28 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
New investment agreements signed during President Emomali Rahmon's visit to Beijing could bring billions of dollars into Tajikistan and strengthen China's role in the country's economy.
Published 30 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
New outbreaks of bird flu, African swine fever, rabies, and shrimp viruses were reported this month across Asia and Europe.
Published about 1 month ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Rising meat prices, expensive fuel, and supply chain pressure are making barbecue season more costly for consumers in 2026.