AUSTRALIAN beef exports for the month of July have continued to languish – as they have all year – under the burden of low rates of slaughter, logistics challenges and other factors.
Volumes shipped to all markets last month reached just 74,949 tonnes, down 6pc on the previous month. Unfortunately comparisons with July last year are now less relevant, because production volumes a year ago were by that stage well down, due to the earlier effects of drought and herd rebuilding.
The July result is not surprising, given that Australian weekly beef slaughter only reached 100,000 head for…
