Spring has sprung, as the famous poem by Ogden Nash goes, and the warm early start to the new season combined with abundant soil moisture is producing prolific early grass growth.
It is also serving to further limit slaughter cattle turnoff, as producers opt to maximise weight before committing cattle for slaughter.
Delayed turnoff due to the conditions, combined with recent weather challenges on logistics, have combined to further hamper processing activity across Australia.
The past seven days (week ended Friday) saw just 87,219 adult cattle processed across the country – the lowest…
