DIRECT consignment slaughter cattle offers have changed little across the eastern states over the past seven days, as beef processors start to ramp-up their 2023 production.
MLA’s most recent weekly slaughter report for the week ended 27 January showed a sharp dip in cattle throughput due to the Australia day public holiday. National slaughter fell to 83,429 head that week, but with clear air from now until Easter in early April, numbers are now expected to ramp-up heading into March.
However as discussed in this earlier item, some stakeholders see a ‘natural limit’ in slaughter…
