A monthly column written for Beef Central by US cattle and beef market commentator, Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle Buyers’ Weekly
FOR a country that exports up to 70 percent of all the beef it produces, Australia desperately needs a recovery in its beef exports.
I’m sure all in the industry were disappointed that September exports totaled only 70,295 tonnes, which was down 12,000t or 13pc from August.
Exports are the lifeblood of every major beef-producing country, even in the US where, in contrast to Australia, only 15pc of total production on average is exported. That…
