AUSTRALIA’s latest quarterly feedlot survey shows numbers of cattle on feed rising by 8.5 percent in the June quarter, reaching 1,256,832 head – the second highest figure on record.
The survey compiled by the Australian Lot Feeders Association and Meat & Livestock Australia shows record numbers on feed in Queensland and South Australia, which have pushed the national figure up – despite declines in NSW, Victoria and WA.
Numbers on feed in Queensland and SA rose by 17.6pc and 18.6pc respectively, reaching 758,080 and 50,318 head.
New South Wales (337,524 head), Victoria (58,613 head)…
