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Processor push to drop Angus trade descriptor definition to minimum 50pc

A PROPOSAL driven by some red meat processors is seeking to lower the minimum percentage of Angus content required in beef cattle destined for Angus-described brand programs in Australia, from the current level of 75 percent (second cross) to 50pc.

A draft ‘guidance document’ currently sitting before the Australian Meat Industry Language and Standards Committee is seeking to change the current conditions in trade description or export documentation around minimum breed content for Angus.

Angus steers on feed at Jindalee for Teys grainfed branded beef programs

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