FAO report on livestock emissions shows that the pathway to lower emissions is not very reliant on changes to diet. See full report here openknowledge.fao.org/server…

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US red meat production softened in September. Beef output fell 6pc year-on-year as cattle slaughter dropped 7pc, despite heavier average liveweights. Pork was down 3pc and lamb & mutton 5pc, leaving total commercial red meat production 4pc lower than a year ago.

73 years of inflation-adjusted volatility across EYCI, Heavy Steer, trade lamb and mutton. Mutton remains the most volatile market, but cattle volatility has risen the most since 2020. EYCI is up 61pc, Heavy Steer 41pc, mutton 29pc and trade lamb 11pc.

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Are Australian Heavy Steer prices becoming more volatile? I've analysed 73 years of inflation-adjusted prices. Volatility has jumped 41pc since the 2010s, with big monthly price swings becoming more common. But we're still well below the 1970s extremes.

Are Australian mutton prices becoming more volatile? Here are 73 years of inflation-adjusted prices. Mutton volatility has increased 29pc since the 2010s, but remains well below the extreme levels of the 1980s and 1990s. Big price swings aren't new; they used to be more common.

Are Australian trade lamb prices really becoming more volatile? I've analysed 73 years of inflation-adjusted prices and found that volatility has increased only modestly since 2020. In fact, current volatility is well below historical peaks. A very different story to cattle.

Are Australian cattle prices really becoming more volatile, or are bigger swings just a reflection of higher prices? We crunched 73 years of inflation-adjusted EYCI data. Volatility has jumped since 2020, but we're still below the peaks of the late 1970s.

That’s somewhat promising