Latest industry news and updates from the meatborsa team.
Published about about 2 hours ago in News
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
A new bluetongue season is pushing cases higher in the United Kingdom while a more severe strain moves north across mainland Europe, tightening the rules on moving live sheep and cattle.
Published 1 day ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
Heavy rain is damaging crops in the US Midwest while drought shrinks harvests in Europe, and these opposite problems point to the same outcome: tighter, more expensive animal feed and a more volatile meat market.
Published 2 days ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
Seven years of European Union animal disease reports show African swine fever holding steady, while a new group of diseases - foot-and-mouth, sheep and goat pox, and lumpy skin disease - pushes into the EU from the south-east. Here is what the shift means for anyone who buys or sells meat.
Published 2 days ago in News
Martina Osmak
Director of Marketing
A Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to imported eggs has made hundreds of people ill and renewed calls for imported food to meet the same safety rules as local produce.
Published 3 days ago in Market Analysis
Bo Pedersen, Chief Revenue Officer
European slaughter pig quotations have moved both up down and sideways over the past six months. What's going on?
Published 3 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
The United States will let in up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef with no extra tariff for 90 days to ease record consumer prices, a move that could open short-term demand for foreign suppliers.
Published 4 days ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
From September 3, the EU removes Brazil from its list of approved meat exporters over antimicrobial rules, and a late-August audit of Brazilian poultry will not stop the ban from taking effect.
Published 7 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
New US data shows pork supply holding steady while hog prices stay below last year, producers keep earning on cheap feed, and Mexico has become the top export market.
Published 8 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
A shortage of lambs in Australia and the United States is keeping global prices near record levels, but larger spring supplies could soon cool the market.
Published 9 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Australia has just produced its largest-ever beef crop, yet full import quotas in China and South Korea are pushing exporters to send more meat to other markets.
Published 10 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
A worldwide cattle shortage keeps beef prices near record highs in mid-2026, while new import limits in China and South Korea push Australian exporters to find new buyers.
Published 11 days ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
New USDA figures show chicken prices in the United States moving higher while more birds head to market, and turkey stays quiet ahead of the holiday season.