澳大利亚2025‑26财年牛肉行业创下历史新高，牛肉产量达298.5万吨，牛只屠宰量创下1978年以来财年最高水平。

澳大利亚统计局（ABS）最新畜牧加工数据显示，2025‑26财年共计屠宰加工近960万头牛，同比增长8.1%；牛肉产量上涨8.6%，达到298.5万吨的历史新高。

澳大利亚肉类与畜牧业协会（MLA）高级市场信息分析师埃米利亚诺·迪亚兹表示，该组数据体现出澳大利亚肉牛供应与加工行业实力强劲。

“近几年气候条件利好，全国牛群规模扩大，牛只供给充足，推动全国屠宰加工量创下历史高位。”迪亚兹说道。

“这份亮眼的产量记录主要得益于充足的货源供给，但取得该成绩的同时，财年末全球贸易环境日趋严峻。”

“整体来看，国际市场对澳大利亚红肉的需求依旧坚挺，彰显出该行业在波动加剧的全球环境下的适应能力与竞争实力。”

该财年的亮眼收官得益于6月季度表现格外突出，牛肉产量创下780620吨的季度新高。

新南威尔士州、维多利亚州与昆士兰州均刷新本州季度牛肉产量纪录，反映出澳大利亚各大主产区肉牛供应与屠宰加工行业整体向好。

受出口商赶在中国、韩国保障措施阈值到来之前加紧出货的影响，6月季度牛肉产量进一步走高。

6月季度呈现典型季节性特征：屠宰量上升，胴体重量相较3月季度略有下降，母牛屠宰率也符合预期有所抬升。

迪亚兹表示：“6月季度的亮眼表现，既体现肉牛货源供给充沛，也证明澳大利亚各主要肉牛产区的加工企业具备高效处理高屠宰量的能力。”

2025‑26财年羔羊屠宰量持续缩减，但得益于羊只胴体重量创下新高，产量降幅有所收窄。

全年羔羊屠宰总量2207.5万头，同比下降15.3%；羔羊产量下滑11.2%，至55.4658万吨。尽管产量有所回落，2025‑26财年依旧位列历史羔羊产量第四高位。

6月季度羔羊屠宰量同比下降21.6%，为528.6万头，产量下跌15.7%，达14.0995万吨。该季度全国羔羊单只胴体重量创下26.7千克的历史纪录。

迪亚兹称：“羔羊行业屠宰数量较去年有所减少，但创纪录的胴体重量一定程度抵消了屠宰量下滑带来的影响。”

2025‑26财年绵羊供给大幅收缩，绵羊肉年产量与绵羊屠宰量均跌至2022财年以来最低水平。

全年绵羊屠宰量下降31.5%，至804.5万头；绵羊肉产量下滑28.8%，为20.9865万吨。

6月季度绵羊屠宰量与绵羊肉产量创下2021年6月之后新低，绵羊屠宰量同比大跌46.9%至133.4万头，绵羊肉产量下降43.1%，达3.4205万吨。

迪亚兹表示：“绵羊行业正处于生产周期的截然不同阶段，近几年屠宰加工规模居高不下之后，绵羊存栏供给收紧，因此出栏量有所下降。”

消息来源：MLA

Australia's beef industry has delivered a record financial year for FY2025-26, with beef production reaching 2.985 million tonnes and cattle slaughter recording its highest financial-year total since 1978.

The latest livestock processing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows nearly 9.6 million cattle were processed during FY2025-26, up 8.1% year-on-year, while beef production increased 8.6% to a record 2.985 million tonnes.

Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Senior Market Information Analyst, Emiliano Diaz said the figures highlight the strength of Australia's cattle supply and processing sector.

“Favourable seasonal conditions over recent years expanded the national herd and supported elevated cattle availability, driving historically high processing volumes across the country,” Mr Diaz said.

“While the record result was primarily driven by strong supply conditions, the industry achieved it against a backdrop of increasingly challenging global trading conditions towards the end of the financial year.”

“Demand for Australian red meat remained resilient overall, highlighting the sector's ability to adapt and compete in a more volatile global environment.”

Beef

The record financial year was capped by an exceptionally strong June quarter, with beef production reaching a new quarterly record of 780,620 tonnes.

New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland each recorded their highest quarterly beef production on record, highlighting the widespread strength of cattle supply and processing activity across Australia's major producing regions.

Beef production also strengthened in the June quarter as exporters accelerated shipments ahead of safeguard thresholds being reached in China and Korea.

Typical seasonal patterns emerged during the June quarter, with increased slaughter numbers resulting in slightly lower carcase weights than the March quarter, while the female slaughter rate lifted as expected.

“The strength of the June quarter reflects both the depth of cattle supply and the processing sector's ability to efficiently handle elevated throughput across Australia's key cattle-producing states,” Mr Diaz said.

Lamb

Lamb slaughter continued to contract during FY2025-26, however production declined at a slower rate as heavier animals drove record carcase weights.

Lamb slaughter totalled 22.075 million head, down 15.3% year-on-year, while lamb production declined 11.2% to 554,658 tonnes. Despite the reduction, FY2025-26 remained the fourth-largest lamb production year on record.

The June quarter saw lamb slaughter fall 21.6% year-on-year to 5.286 million head, while production declined 15.7% to 140,995 tonnes. The national lamb carcase weight reached a record 26.7kg per head during the quarter.

“The lamb sector is producing fewer animals than a year ago, but record carcase weights have helped offset some of the decline in slaughter numbers,” Mr Diaz said.

Mutton

Sheep supply contracted sharply throughout FY2025-26, driving the lowest annual mutton production and sheep slaughter levels since FY2022.

Annual sheep slaughter fell 31.5% to 8.045 million head, while mutton production declined 28.8% to 209,865 tonnes.

The June quarter recorded the lowest sheep slaughter and mutton production levels since June 2021, with sheep slaughter falling 46.9% year-on-year to 1.334 million head and mutton production declining 43.1% to 34,205 tonnes.

“The sheep industry is moving through a markedly different phase of the production cycle, with lower turn-off reflecting tighter sheep availability following the elevated processing levels of recent years,” Mr Diaz said.

Source：MLA