Record June for Australian Meat Exports

The export of 134,593 tons of beef in June marks a new historic record in Australia, which also set volume maximums for the first half of the year and for fiscal year 24/25.

At the same time, grain-finished meat exports surpassed the previous record set in April, confirming that Australia is occupying the niche left vacant by the United States in China due to the tariff war. Last month's record volume was 4% higher than May (which was already high at 129,000 tonnes) and 27% higher than June of last year, according to Beef Central. During the first half of the year, the shipped volume reached 702,217 tonnes, the highest recorded and 100,000 tonnes above the result of the first half of 2024. This result "reflects the enormous fluctuations that have occurred in global trade this year, driven by the marked decrease in US beef production, US commercial access issues in the Chinese market, tariff impacts, and a persistently strong underlying international demand for beef". During the fiscal year from July 2024 to June 2025, total beef shipments to all destinations were 1.44 million tonnes, about 90,000 tonnes more than the previous record set in the ...