Weekly kill: Rain impact being seen in sharply higher slaughter pricing and...
There's been some quite dramatic late-season rises in direct consignment slaughter cattle prices this week, as the full impact of recent rain starts to take effect. But what does it mean for early 2024?
View ArticleWA departments investigating Kimberley cattle deaths and waste dumping...
Two Western Australian Government departments are conducting investigations into a Kimberly region pastoral company and abattoir following allegations that hundreds of cattle died in station yards and...
View ArticleGreenham’s Tom Maguire elected chair of Australian Meat Industry Council
Experienced red meat processing industry identity Tom Maguire was elected today as the new chairman of the Australian Meat Industry Council.
View ArticleWeekly kill: Slaughter season almost sewn-up, as attention starts to focus on...
Save for a few saleyards cattle and replacing some cancellations due to rain, most export and domestic beef processors have now closed their books on procurement for the 2023 season, and are now...
View ArticleWorld’s first fully-automated beef boning program a step closer
Once fully developed and integrated, the system will unlock large-scale, high throughput and sophisticated automation to maximise cutting accuracy and yield.
View ArticleJBS Rockhampton pioneers water saving technology
JBS Australia’s Rockhampton beef processing plant is pioneering water saving initiatives which are being recognised globally by the JBS Group for their innovation and effectiveness.
View ArticleWeekly kill: Big lift in processors’ opening gambit cattle offers for 2024
Rain, and the subsequent injection of confidence, is the big driving factor in a sharp lift in values in Eastern Australian beef processor direct consignment offers this week, as the industry returns...
View ArticleWeekly kill: Rally in early-season prices continues, but many producers hold-off
The encouraging surge in slaughter cattle prices since processors retuned to work this year has continued this week, with many direct consignment grids lifting another 10-30c/kg since Friday.
View ArticleWeekly kill: Cyclone impact threatens processing operations across QLD
All eyes this week are on the prospects of Cyclone Kirrily disrupting processing operations across Queensland over the next ten days or so. The cyclone threat, together with the holiday-shorted week...
View ArticleUS beef industry trials remote carcase grading to help small processors
The United States Department of Agriculture has launched a new trial aiming to give small beef processing plants access to meat grading – by allowing grading staff to assess carcases remotely.
View ArticleWeekly kill: Weather disruptions plague processing operations
Weather continues to plague beef processing operations across QLD this week, with the remnants of Cyclone Kirrilly continuing to deliver heavy rain. Plants across Central and Southern QLD are...
View ArticleMeat Business Women conference aims to empower female leadership and...
The Australian Meat Business Women national conference is returning this year after a hiatus in 2023.
View ArticleWeekly kill: Four drivers behind this week’s surge in cattle supply, as...
There's been a noticeable surge in slaughter cattle supply this week, via both direct consignment and saleyards channels, as country across eastern Australia starts to dry out after late January rain....
View ArticleProcessor labour challenges easing, but what happens as beef production grows?
Encouraging signs are emerging that the worst of the red meat processing labour challenges experienced last year may have passed – but expanding kill volumes this year and next may yet see the problem...
View ArticleWeekly kill: Grids show 10c/kg slide as cattle supply starts to get in front...
The handbrake has been gently but firmly applied to the slaughter and feeder cattle markets this week, with direct consignment rates for slaughter cattle typically back 10c/kg and the saleyard system...
View ArticleWeekly kill: Grid prices steady, after last week’s 10c/kg falls
EXPECT to see some rising numbers in Queensland slaughter statistics in coming weeks, as new capacity and a return to work for some larger northern plants are captured in NLRS…
View ArticleWeekly kill: Slaughter rates continue to climb, as year unfolds
The national slaughter statistics for the week ended Friday show last week was the largest adult cattle kill for the year so far, hitting 127,465 head. Apart from a brief rush later last year due to...
View ArticleAMIC launches Migrant Worker Employer Code of Conduct
The Australian Meat Industry Council has announced the establishment of the Migrant Worker Code of Conduct, in a bid to underscore the red meat industry’s commitment to the fair and ethical treatment...
View ArticleWeekly kill: Weather continues to impact kills, while CQ rates drop 10c
Weather continues to play a part in slaughter cattle livestock access in Qld and northern NSW this week, as it has for most of the first couple of months of the new year. After starting the year on...
View ArticleWeekly kill: Handbrake comes on slaughter market, in a big way
There’s been a sharp change in the supply/demand dynamics in eastern states processing this week. A number of large multi-site operators from QLD to SA have withdrawn their direct consignment quotes...
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