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USDA Import Meat Trade (E./W. Coast) 04/17 11:45
04/17/2026 | 11:45 am CDT

USDA Import Meat Trade (E./W. Coast) 04/17 11:45

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Import Beef Trade (NW_LS421)
                                                             Friday Apr 17, 2026
US/NZ-AUS-South America Beef Imports
Report for: 04/17/2026
  
Compared to last market test:
Import prices were mostly slightly lower, instances steady to weak.
Trading was slow.
The South American trade remained moderate.


                               Australia &/ New Zealand
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BEEF
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                               0-15 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (80%)     330 - 333             
           Beef Trim (85%)     365 - 366             
           Bull Meat (95%)     410 - 414             
           CFM Fores (85%)     365 - 367             
           Cow Meat (90%)      388 - 392             
           Cow Meat (95%)      408 - 410             
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                               16-45 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (80%)     332 - 335             
           Beef Trim (85%)     366 - 367             
           Bull Meat (95%)     412 - 416             410 - 410             
           CFM Fores (85%)     366 - 368             
           Cow Meat (90%)      390 - 394             
           Cow Meat (95%)      410 - 415             
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                               South America
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BEEF
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                               0-15 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (80%)     
           Beef Trim (85%)     
           Bull Meat (95%)     368 - 375             
           CFM Fores (85%)     
           Cow Meat (90%)      350 - 355             
           Cow Meat (95%)      
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                               16-45 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
________________________________________________________________________________
                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (80%)     
           Beef Trim (85%)     
           Bull Meat (95%)     370 - 375             
           CFM Fores (85%)     
           Cow Meat (90%)      350 - 355             
           Cow Meat (95%)      
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