BEEF enterprises growing-out young stock continue to provide the best returns under New South Wales conditions, a long-running gross margins calculation carried out again in April this year has shown.
NSWDPI Beef Development officer Todd Andrews in April carried out gross margin calculations on five different cattle production models:
- Inland store weaners
- North coast weaners
- 0-2 tooth feeder steer production
- Backgrounding straightbred steers
- Jap ox/Grassfed MSA production.
The latest calculations add to a long-term series in beef…