AUSTRALIAN beef exports surged sharply during May, in line with higher levels of production across the eastern states and growing overseas demand.
Shipments to all export markets reached 91,479 tonnes last month, a sharp 19,400t or 27 percent increase on April, which was impacted sharply by public holidays and lower processing plant throughput. April processing operations were hamstrung by four or five public holidays for Easter, Anzac Day, and Labour Day in some states, limiting working days.
May was easily the busiest month for the year to date for beef processors, with a sequence…
