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USDA Import Meat Trade (E./W. Coast) 05/15 11:45
05/15/2026 | 11:45 am CDT

USDA Import Meat Trade (E./W. Coast) 05/15 11:45

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Import Beef Trade (NW_LS421)
                                                             Friday May 15, 2026
US/NZ-AUS-South America Beef Imports
Report for: 05/15/2026
  
Compared to last market test:
Import prices were slightly lower.
Australia/New Zealand trading remained slow.
The South American trade was moderate.
Weaker food service demand pressured out-front prices.
Uncertainty in regards to the potential suspension of the Tariff Rate 
Quota(TRQ) brought trade to a halt this week.


                               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%)     327 - 329             
           Beef Trim (85%)     362 - 364             
           Bull Meat (95%)     409 - 412             
           CFM Fores (85%)     363 - 365             
           Cow Meat (90%)      385 - 388             
           Cow Meat (95%)      406 - 409             
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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%)     327 - 329             
           Beef Trim (85%)     362 - 364             
           Bull Meat (95%)     408 - 411             
           CFM Fores (85%)     363 - 365             
           Cow Meat (90%)      385 - 389             
           Cow Meat (95%)      405 - 408             
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                               South America
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BEEF
________________________________________________________________________________
                               0-15 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%)     360 - 362             
           CFM Fores (85%)     
           Cow Meat (90%)      349 - 352             
           Cow Meat (95%)      
________________________________________________________________________________
                               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%)     360 - 362             
           CFM Fores (85%)     
           Cow Meat (90%)      349 - 352             
           Cow Meat (95%)      
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