30th July 2010

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Tag: beef-cattle

  • Abattoirs line up to process beef rejected by Indonesia

    Created Tue, 8th of Jun 2010

    National meat processing company, Teys Brothers, says it can handle extra cattle that are now not allowed into Indonesia. It's been suggested that around 20 per cent of cattle in the Northern ... more

  • Indonesia enforces cattle import rules

    Created Tue, 8th of Jun 2010

    A live cattle export company says it does not expect any significant changes to the domestic cattle market after Indonesia's enforced restrictions on live imports. Weight restrictions, preventing ... more

  • Survey reveals farming confidence slump

    Created Tue, 8th of Jun 2010

    A major rural lending group says the rollercoaster Australian dollar and falling commodity prices have cast a pall over Queensland farmers. Rabobank's latest quarterly Rural Confidence Survey ... more

  • Bigger European beef quota not for everyone

    Created Mon, 7th of Jun 2010

    A beef exporting company says it may not be viable for all producers to take advantage of increased quotas to Europe. Authorities in the European Union have announced its quota, to be shared ... more

  • Sheep slaughters down 40 per cent on last year

    Created Mon, 7th of Jun 2010

    More than 40 per cent fewer sheep were slaughtered this April compared to last. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics, cattle slaughters in April were slightly up, while lamb and pigs ... more

  • Indonesian restrictions could push domestic beef prices down

    Created Mon, 7th of Jun 2010

    The ongoing restrictions on Indonesia's beef import permits could cause price depressions on the Australian domestic market. As well as slowing down the issuing of import permits, the Indonesian ... more

  • Live export industry wants to take advantage of Browse Basin port

    Created Fri, 4th of Jun 2010

    The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is calling on the WA Government to develop a new live export cattle facility at Point Torment in the West Kimberley, a development it hopes will be built ... more

  • MLA worried about cattle weight restrictions for Ramadan

    Created Fri, 4th of Jun 2010

    The chairman of Meat and Livestock Australia admits the ongoing restrictions on beef import permits to Indonesia are more than a small hiccup. The 350 kilo upper weight limit on live export ... more

  • Meeting resolves to beef up communication

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    The chairman of the WA Beef Council has described as constructive a meeting to discuss management strategies for the troubled industry. The group met this week to consider ways to improve the beef ... more

  • Australia's biggest sheep farm sold for $12m

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    The nation's largest sheep station in south-west Queensland has been sold to cattle producers. The 599,000 hectare Mount Margaret Station, west of Quilpie, has sold for $12 million to Kilburnie ... more

  • Heavy cattle left in the lurch by Indonesian decision

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    Northern Territory pastoralists are worried that heavier cattle no longer have a market, since strict weight restrictions were placed on live cattle heading to Indonesia. The Indonesian Government ... more

  • Cattle company buys Australia's biggest sheep run

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    The nation's biggest sheep station has been sold to a cattle producer for $12 million. The 559,000-hectare Mt Margaret station, near Quilpie in south-west Queensland, has been sold free of stock ... more

  • Academic revisits roo-eating debate

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    An academic is revisiting the debate about Australians switching their diet from eating beef and lamb to kangaroo meat. Environmental anthropologist at the University of Adelaide, Dr Adrian Peace, ... more

  • Feedlotters pleased with new EU beef quota

    Created Wed, 2nd of Jun 2010

    Australian feedlotters have welcomed a new quota for beef to go into the European Union. Meat and Livestock Australia says 20,000 tonnes a year of premium grainfed beef will be accepted without ... more

  • Properties stock up after Ivanhoe rains

    Created Wed, 2nd of Jun 2010

    Soaking rain is helping to transform farms around Ivanhoe in Far West NSW. The district has had 251 millimetres of rain since January. A further 56 millimetres fell last week. Clive Linnett says ... more


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