Beef, Australian and New Zealand 85% lean fores, FOB U.S. import price, US cents per pound (JAN-1980 - OCT-2007 ) |
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| Year | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| 1980 | 136.36 | 134.55 | 118.00 | 114.51 | 110.50 | 113.89 | 124.96 | 132.51 | 129.15 | 129.83 | 133.25 | 124.77 |
| 1981 | 121.73 | 116.75 | 113.30 | 114.80 | 112.95 | 110.48 | 109.50 | 109.50 | 111.50 | 110.38 | 107.53 | 107.04 |
| 1982 | 108.00 | 108.00 | 108.00 | 109.00 | 109.50 | 108.00 | 101.00 | 101.70 | 110.00 | 112.50 | 112.50 | 112.50 |
| 1983 | 103.60 | 108.00 | 113.10 | 115.40 | 115.10 | 111.90 | 111.50 | 112.50 | 111.83 | 111.22 | 109.17 | 104.74 |
| 1984 | 102.60 | 106.10 | 108.00 | 112.00 | 108.64 | 105.83 | 101.32 | 102.26 | 99.09 | 95.48 | 95.32 | 100.67 |
| 1985 | 102.93 | 105.00 | 102.07 | 96.68 | 94.88 | 94.98 | 93.05 | 93.72 | 93.72 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 101.00 |
| 1986 | 99.00 | 98.00 | 99.40 | 93.62 | 93.68 | 91.54 | 87.44 | 90.64 | 94.88 | 95.60 | 97.00 | 99.00 |
| 1987 | 99.00 | 103.29 | 105.56 | 108.68 | 109.00 | 105.10 | 105.76 | 104.00 | 113.70 | 114.00 | 116.04 | 113.97 |
| 1988 | 113.00 | 118.57 | 117.50 | 113.00 | 110.00 | 109.90 | 110.80 | 113.90 | 113.90 | 116.50 | 116.50 | 116.50 |
| 1989 | 110.51 | 112.91 | 110.66 | 110.94 | 110.22 | 110.48 | 113.07 | 115.58 | 120.09 | 124.50 | 128.10 | 130.50 |
| 1990 | 126.31 | 111.46 | 112.67 | 112.13 | 112.49 | 113.58 | 116.07 | 120.39 | 122.33 | 117.26 | 114.95 | 115.56 |
| 1991 | 117.62 | 123.96 | 117.56 | 118.44 | 119.11 | 122.64 | 121.87 | 119.81 | 124.50 | 123.40 | 122.83 | 118.27 |
| 1992 | 116.64 | 114.49 | 111.11 | 108.17 | 107.76 | 105.90 | 106.43 | 110.92 | 110.69 | 113.39 | 115.24 | 115.29 |
| 1993 | 106.80 | 108.32 | 114.59 | 117.57 | 121.39 | 124.49 | 127.94 | 127.17 | 124.01 | 121.06 | 119.84 | 111.66 |
| 1994 | 109.84 | 113.11 | 122.03 | 119.19 | 108.44 | 101.26 | 99.39 | 99.78 | 100.16 | 96.38 | 99.28 | 100.95 |
| 1995 | 97.76 | 98.47 | 93.77 | 88.45 | 82.02 | 79.90 | 76.61 | 78.53 | 81.50 | 84.58 | 88.99 | 87.43 |
| 1996 | 86.26 | 83.05 | 79.32 | 81.50 | 81.31 | 77.00 | 77.68 | 80.23 | 78.68 | 81.42 | 82.17 | 83.01 |
| 1997 | 81.48 | 85.33 | 93.36 | 90.99 | 86.50 | 80.11 | 81.73 | 82.82 | 80.47 | 79.72 | 83.24 | 84.28 |
| 1998 | 82.87 | 82.09 | 81.68 | 81.74 | 80.40 | 77.48 | 75.94 | 76.12 | 75.05 | 74.26 | 75.57 | 76.35 |
| 1999 | 77.60 | 81.83 | 81.50 | 79.11 | 79.85 | 79.93 | 81.60 | 88.33 | 86.48 | 84.64 | 87.93 | 88.88 |
| 2000 | 88.20 | 89.05 | 90.46 | 90.05 | 90.90 | 88.06 | 86.93 | 86.39 | 82.69 | 82.88 | 89.72 | 88.15 |
| 2001 | 87.81 | 87.56 | 91.06 | 90.11 | 91.49 | 94.45 | 98.45 | 101.80 | 107.25 | 103.39 | 104.28 | 100.83 |
| 2002 | 101.05 | 102.95 | 109.03 | 103.74 | 96.47 | 93.89 | 96.90 | 95.73 | 92.56 | 86.97 | 81.56 | 84.00 |
| 2003 | 85.35 | 83.75 | 83.88 | 82.63 | 79.30 | 78.25 | 81.00 | 91.13 | 97.00 | 98.40 | 110.75 | 105.40 |
| 2004 | 107.06 | 99.50 | 97.25 | 102.10 | 114.63 | 116.75 | 120.30 | 126.75 | 127.88 | 119.50 | 118.38 | 116.80 |
| 2005 | 115.25 | 117.38 | 120.00 | 118.20 | 121.45 | 120.33 | 122.60 | 120.00 | 120.30 | 116.50 | 117.25 | 115.50 |
| 2006 | 113.63 | 114.75 | 111.90 | 112.58 | 112.50 | 111.70 | 115.13 | 117.63 | 117.50 | 117.88 | 121.25 | 121.20 |
| 2007 | 119.25 | 118.38 | 118.40 | 117.63 | 116.63 | 119.00 | 117.50 | 118.40 | 118.25 | 115.88 | ||