"Boom" in livestock: the price of beef is setting record after record in the global market

While other animal-based proteins showed declines, beef maintained its upward trend for the eleventh consecutive month. With 146.2 points, October's index is 15.1% higher than the level recorded a year ago, compared to a general index that fell 2% monthly and barely advanced 5% over the last 12 months, that is, only a third of the increase recorded by beef. According to the latest analysis by Rosgan, this behavior reflects the market's firmness in the face of the tight balance between limited supply and sustained global demand. Although the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has not yet published its global trade projections for October due to the government shutdown in the United States, the data available to date are more than illuminating to describe the solid scenario in which beef finds itself globally. BEEF: LIMITED SUPPLY, ACTIVE DEMAND Throughout 2025, both Brazil and Australia, the world's first and second largest beef exporters, respectively, seem on track to ...