A BLEAK picture is emerging in the export and domestic meat sales space this month, which will almost inevitably impact slaughter cattle pricing, going forward.
Beef Central heard a sobering account of the current state of play in the meat processing industry during Brisbane show last week. While none of that was on the public record, it brought together many of the themes Beef Central has been highlighting in our weekly kill columns and elsewhere over the past three months.
Among the key pinch-points were:
- The spiralling cost of energy – both electricity and gas
- The crippling effects…