NW_LS421 Des Moines, IA Wed, Jan 08, 2020 USDA Market News IMPORT BEEF TRADE Compared to Last Week: Imported beef prices were sharply lower. Weaker than anticipated demand, the withdrawl of Chinese buyers from the marketplace and the ongoing fires in Australia pressured prices. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND - FOB AND TIS 0-15 Days BULL MEAT: East Coast West Coast 95% 268.00- 272.00 COW MEAT: 95% 268.00- 272.00 90% 250.00- 255.00 CFM Fores 85% 235.00- 238.00 Shank 85-90% Chuck 85% Beef Trim 85% 235.00- 238.00 Beef Trim 80% 218.00- 220.00 Beef Trim 75% Beef Trim 70% Beef Trim 65% 100 % LEAN: Top Rounds Flats & Eyes S.P.B. 16-45 Days BULL MEAT: East Coast West Coast 95% 265.00- 270.00 COW MEAT: 95% 265.00- 270.00 90% 245.00- 252.00 CFM Fores 85% 234.00- 236.00 Shank 85-90% Chuck 85% Beef Trim 85% 230.00- 236.00 Beef Trim 80% 218.00- 220.00 Beef Trim 75% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- URUGUAY - FOB AND TIS BULL MEAT: 0-15 Days 16-45 Days 95% COW MEAT: 95% 90% CFM Fores 85% Beef Trim 85% Beef Trim 80% Beef Trim 75% Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Bryant Smith 515-284-4460 Desm.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov         24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS421.txt         www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage