Australia sells record-priced cattle to Indonesia, a market of interest to Colombia

At the end of the year, several shipments of live cattle have left the oceanic country for its northwestern neighbor in Asia reaching up to A $ 4.70 (US $ 3.40) per kilo. For analysts, this is a sign that Colombia could enter this market with a more competitive price. According to the Australian portal ABC, four shipments of cattle have already been made this month and another five will be delivered before the end of the year. Some of these steers have been sold for USD 3.40 per kilo, a record price for the trade. "It is the highest price we have had, $ 4.70 per kg (USD 3.40 or 13,500 Colombian pesos) for fattening steers and $ 4.40 per kg (USD 3.17 or $ 12,600) for fattening heifers" said Scott Riggs of exporting company Top End Livestock. For his part, Nick Vereker of the transport company Road Trains Australia indicated that his company was experiencing a “wave of action” before Christmas. (Read: Australian ranchers meet Indonesian requirements to ship live cattle) "We are ...