Prices in the international animal proteins market were mixed in the week to Thursday October 2.

Fastmarkets assessed the price of meat and bonemeal, 50 Pro, delivered Australia, at A$550-610 ($379-420) per tonne on Thursday, up from A$515-590 per tonne on September 26. Values as high as A$620 per tonne were reported but could not be confirmed at the time of publication.

Meat & Livestock Australia reported cattle slaughter at 139,775 head in the week to September 27, down week on week by 437 head but up by 9,711 head year on year.

Year-to-date slaughter in Australia was almost at 5.02 million head, up by 653,190 head, or 14.96%, from the corresponding period in 2023, and up by 30.54% compared with the three-year average.

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