IS the Australian beef industry now approaching peak output, based on current limitations around labour?
The most recent NLRS national weekly slaughter report shows a kill of 108,724 head for the week ended 3 February. That’s the largest tally seen since December 2020 – 26 months ago.
It is a clear sign that the impact of the herd re-build is now being seen, although at the same time, female slaughter has remained below 39pc of overall kill numbers since the start of the year. Forty seven percent is the magic female slaughter number between herd contraction and expansion, and that…
