China closing in on the USA for share of exports

By Matt Dalgleish
July 20 2019 - 7:00am
FIGURE 1: Beef exports- seasonality Beef export volumes were slightly below average during May and June but the average monthly flows for the first half of 2019 are still nearly 3pc above the five-year average levels.
FIGURE 1: Beef exports- seasonality Beef export volumes were slightly below average during May and June but the average monthly flows for the first half of 2019 are still nearly 3pc above the five-year average levels.

FOR the first time this season, Australian beef exports began to ease in May and the lower than average volumes continued through to June. Total monthly exports for June came in at 100,050 tonnes swt, a 5 per cent drop on the May figures. Nevertheless, the first four months of the year were strong (Figure 1).

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