Australian beef exports for January have had their strongest start for the year since the 2019-20 drought period, when slaughter activity went into overload.
January is traditionally the quietest month of the year for Australian beef exports, with many large northern export plants closed for their holiday break. However shipments to all markets last month reached 75,585 tonnes, the highest January figure seen since 2020, when much of the northern half of Australia was still in serious drought. The January average for the past five years has been 59,000t.
Last month’s result follows on…
