THE looming FMD risk to the Australian beef industry is clearly coming into producers’ consciousness, as many look to unload surplus cattle to avoid being caught with a commodity where prices could change dramatically overnight, in the event of a disease detection.
Feedback from multiple beef processor livestock buyers this week suggests that many cattle suppliers are now raising the topic of FMD risk in conversation, and are beginning to factor it into their cattle inventory management decisions.
“You only have the read Beef Central to see the level of disquiet that the FMD threat is…
