Major flaws exist in the AusVetPlan’s approach to compensation for stock losses associated with any outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease in Australia, independent analyst Simon Quilty told an industry gathering on the Gold Coast yesterday. Speaking during the Rural Marketing Agents (RMA Network) annual conference, Mr Quilty painted an alarming picture about the financial […]

AFTER a year of record-breaking prices extending beyond predictions, the cattle market has started to recede, with processors dropping grids and the saleyards softening. The benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator has this week dropped to 977c/kg carcase weight after going well above 1,100c in January – mostly coming off the boil in the past month. […]

The Port of Darwin shipped 231,552 cattle in 2021-22, back from a five year average of 333,692. AUSTRALIAN cattle shipments fell to 43,474 head in June, a 53 percent decline on the five-year-average for the month, according to shipping data released earlier today. Exports to Indonesia, which is experiencing a fast spreading outbreak of foot […]

Are you a future leader within the Australian beef industry, or do you know someone who could be? The Australian Beef Industry Foundation (ABIF) is offering the opportunity for six people aged 21–40 years to attend a one-week Rural Leadership Program at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong, Victoria, in August 2022. Who is eligible? Applicants […]