BRAHMAN breeders have had an interesting couple of years, with thousands of northern cattle finding themselves in southern paddocks as part of post-drought herd rebuilding, and bigger discounts starting to creep into the marketplace for indicus cattle.
The issues of price and where the breed sits in the Meat Standards Australia framework dominated discussions at a recent Australian Brahman Breeders’ Association conference for Ekka week in Brisbane.
JBS Australia feeder cattle supply manager Jason Carswell gave the conference an explanation of the company’s current pricing trends for…