AUSTRALIA’S beef exports to all markets fell sharply in September, under the accumulated impact of processing delays caused by wet weather logistics problems, persistent labour shortages and the underlying scarcity of slaughter cattle due to post-drought herd recovery.
The one-off national public holiday observing the passing of Queen Elizabeth also robbed September of an extra processing operations day this year.
The result was an export tally to all markets of just 70,295 tonnes, down about 12,000t or 13 percent on the month before, and one of the lowest monthly volumes seen all…
