Global Appetite for Australian Red Meat Continues at Pace: New Records in Exports for FY2024–25

Australia’s red meat industry exported new record volumes of beef and mutton in the 2024-2025 financial year.

According to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), total beef and veal exports for the financial year reached 1.4 million tonnes, the highest annual volume ever. Mutton exports also hit a new record at 256,104 tonnes. Lamb exports totalled 363,109 tonnes, making it the second-largest financial year for lamb exports.

June 2025 alone saw 134,593 tonnes of beef exported, marking the highest...

Australian Beef Producer Kilcoy Global Foods Files for $100 Million IPO

The Australian meat producer Kilcoy Global Foods filed for initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company plans to raise up to $100 million.

Kilcoy is specialised in elaborated meat and protein products and reported $2.2 billion in sales for the 12 months ended March 31, 2025, up by 17% on the year. Its largest revenue was the US market, followed by Australia and China.

 The company initially filed confidentially on January 10, 2025...

Cargill Seeks Full Ownership of Australian Beef Producer Teys

Australian Teys Investments and Cargill have announced on Thursday, Cargill, via a subsidiary, has agreed to increase its stake in Teys to 100%. This includes Teys Australia and Teys USA.

Teys is specialized in Australian beef to both the national and international market. Cargill has already held stake on Teys for the past 14 years, Teys said.

“The Teys family is immensely proud to have grown our business into a premier provider of beef to our customers and Australian families. Cargill has been instrumental in our transformation...

Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #8

Expana’s global team of specialist reporters has been tracking every twist and turn in the fluid tariff situation.

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Australian Meat Industry Welcomes New and Expanded Access to China

The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) welcomes new approvals for seventeen Australian sheep, lamb and goat export establishments to access the China market. This outcome is a significant win for Australian sheep, lamb and goat processing and export businesses that will have benefits across the red meat supply chain.

The approvals published by the General Administration of Customs China include access for chilled and frozen sheep and goat meat, and includes new access for ten establishments, and expanded access for new product categories for seven establishments...

Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #5

Expana’s global team of specialist reporters has been tracking every twist and turn in the fluid tariff situation.

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Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #4

Expana’s global team of specialist reporters has been tracking every twist and turn in the fluid tariff situation.

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ANALYSIS: Australia’s Q1 2025 Beef Exports Grow 12.7% Y-o-Y to 310,974 mt

Australia’s beef exports rose 12.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of 2025 to 310,974 metric tons (mt), according to data from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF).

Australia’s beef exports rose by 35,983 mt in Q1 2025, continuing a strong upward trajectory. The growth was underpinned by tightening domestic supply in the United States (US), which created space for Australia’s production to gain ground.

The Oceanic exporter also made inroads in key export markets such...

Australia and New Zealand Red Meat Sectors React to 10% US Tariff

The US announced a new 10% tariff on Australian and New Zealand meat on Wednesday, April 2, putting an end to the countries' free trade agreement.  

Australia will seek to negotiate to eliminate the tariff, prime minister Anthony Albanese said after the tariff announcement. "We will not join a race to the bottom that leads to higher prices and slower growth," he said. 

Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) and the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) will be part of the negotiations, both organizations said...