Malaysia – imports suspended
Brazil’s government has announced that Malaysia has suspended imports of all poultry meat following the discovery of an outbreak of Newcastle disease at a turkey farm.
Türkiye – record wheat production
The USDA reports that wheat production in Türkiye is forecast to reach a record 23m tonnes and, as a result, the import forecast for marketing year 2026/27 is revised downwards to 2.8m tonnes.
Australia – fewer sheep in sales
A Meat and Livestock Australia survey has found that in the year to 30 June, the number of sheep traded through sale yards fell by 11.6% or 1.9m head.
USA – feedlot numbers down
The latest USDA cattle on feed survey found that 1.78m head of cattle entered feedlots in September, 12% down on September last year and the lowest since the survey began in 1996.
