MOMENTUM being seen this year in slaughter activity is being carried through with dramatically higher beef exports during March, and the full first quarter.
Despite the early Easter holiday impact this year, March beef exports to all markets reached 106,573 tonnes, more than 12,700t (14pc) higher than the previous month, and 7pc higher than March last year.
In fact last month recorded the highest in-month figure for March exports since Australia’s extraordinary 2015 drought year, when an all-time March record of 123,464t was reached.
For the full first quarter (January-March) beef…
