Saturday 25 May 2013
The value of Australian beef and veal export for the first quarter of 2013 exceeded $1.1 billion - up 11% year-on-year, underpinned by a significant jump in volumes over the first quarter.
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According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released late last week, cattle slaughter for the first quarter of 2013 reached 1.87 million head, up 7% year-on-year and the highest first quarter total since 2009. With the widespread dry conditions placing pressure on producers, the eastern states slaughter information collected by MLA’s NLRS for April and May indicates that the second quarter kill will also be very high, most likely exceeding 2 million head for the quarter.
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TENSIONS between Independent MP Tony Windsor and Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce flared up in a robust exchange in the parliamentary press gallery in Canberra on Wednesday.
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Welcome showers were experienced across most states this week, with light falls over much of NSW, Queensland, the NT and northern WA. Isolated regions of Victoria, Tasmania and south eastern SA received decent rain, from 25 to 50 mm, which assisted sheep markets.
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His family said the "black dog" of depression had already sapped his spirit and now he sits in a chair all day, his short-term memory gone.
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THE draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for sheep is outdated and unworkable and needs to go back to the drawing board, says the Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA).
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Numbers at Dalby this week decreased 21%, with restocker interest lifting in places subsequent to recent isolated rainfall. The C2 calves returning to the paddock were 9ȼ dearer, averaging 161ȼ, while light weight C2 yearling steers to restock improved 10ȼ, to average 160ȼ/kg. Light D2 yearling heifers to restock eased 3ȼ on 104ȼ, while the C3 bullocks to processors declined 7ȼ, selling from 133ȼ to 146ȼ/kg.
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Numbers at Toowoomba this week increased with the majority of young cattle selling to a cheaper market, while a reduced number of restocker buyers were present. Medium weight C2 vealer heifers to feed were 2ȼ cheaper on 143ȼ, while heavy C3 yearling steers to feed dropped 3ȼ to average 152ȼ/kg. Light D2 yearling heifers to slaughter were 9ȼ dearer, making 129ȼ, while light D1 cows to processors were unchanged on 65ȼ/kg.
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The extended dry conditions across the majority of the eastern states over the last six months have caused many buyers to reassess their purchasing options, and consequently causing shifts in saleyard purchasing patterns.
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While the Korean economy is suffering, there is a sign of an improvement in the economic situation. Hankok IIbo suggests Korean private consumption expenditure during the first quarter of 2013 rose for the first time this year on the back of the Gross Domestic Product expanding 0.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2013, compared to the December quarter last year. Additionally, jobless rates improved in April to 3.2%, from 3.5% in March, assisting April consumer sentiment index being higher than 100 points, at 102 points – above 100 points for fourth consecutive months since the start of the year (Bank of Korea, Yonhap News).
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Indonesia has had no shortage of scandals in its decade-long fight against endemic corruption, mostly involving middle-aged politicians, suspicious bank accounts, handoffs of briefcases in hotel elevators, or boxes of cash in the trunk of a car in a dark parking garage.
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A NEW political party that wants to ban live exports and rodeos and heighten animal welfare awareness in Canberra has demanded federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig’s resignation.
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STATE forests and national parks could be opened to grazing in Queensland to help desperate cattle farmers.
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With rainfall recorded around parts of the state cattle numbers dropped 25% at MLA NLRS markets week-on-week. Wagga and Goulburn were the exceptions as Wagga increased 20% and Goulburn lifted 5%. All other selling centres lost numbers with Dubbo yarding 2,000head less, while consignments at CTLX Carcoar dropped 1,000 head compared to the previous market. Gunnedah yarded 48% less as the Hunter markets both penned fewer cattle, with Scone easing 42% and Singleton penned 50 head less. The northern sales of Casino and Armidale along with Inverell all yarded significantly fewer cattle.
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Eastern states over-the-hooks prices have been on a downward trend since January, predominately across the cow and yearling categories.
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Eastern states cattle prices were generally weaker this week, despite widespread showers across most of the country.
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Unseasonal rainfall in the north
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SOUTHERN Australia's cattle market is feeling the brunt of a tough season and subdued international demand for beef.
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THE proliferation of city-based activists lining up to attack traditional food production systems due to environmental fears or animal welfare concerns are saddling agricultural industries with red tape and increased costs.
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The 2013-14 Budget strengthens the foundation of Australian agriculture, prepares our farmers for future challenges, and lays the groundwork for the opportunities for rural Australia in the Asian Century.
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Export goat rates were mostly unchanged in recent weeks, with all categories averaging 183¢/kg cwt. Lighter weight goats are being turned off earlier.
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THIS week the ABC's 7.30 broadcast footage of the shocking abuse of cattle in an Egyptian abattoir.
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With the sustained higher lamb slaughter, skin supplies remain high for this time of year. While raw skin types are holding firm, quality is very mixed, but good quality types are still making a premium. Demand from overseas markets still remain lacklustre.
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Australian manufacturing beef exports were generally higher during April, especially across the leaner categories, with 85CL beef was the largest category, lifting 18% on last year, to 8,237 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry). While there was a large drop in shipments of 85CL beef to the US (down 42%, to 1,987 tonnes swt), there were significant increases to Indonesia (up more than 600%, to 1,837 tonnes swt), South Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, most of South East Asia and Canada. Exports to Japan were 4% lower, on 2,231 tonnes swt.
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TWENTY-THREE studs from as far afield as South Australia are battling it out at the 2013 State Sheep Show in Roma.
The two-day show has attracted 132 Merino and Poll Merino sheep from 14 Queensland studs, eight NSW based studs and one South Australian stud.
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Not only China, but the remainder of South Asia (excluding China) chased more Australian red meat during April. Australian beef and veal exports to South Asia during April lifted 36% year-on-year, to 11,136 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry). Volumes for the first four months of 2013 totalled 37,445 tonnes swt (up 5% on the corresponding period last year), which placed the region as the fifth largest regional export destination for Australian beef, following Japan, the US, China and Korea.
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MORE footage of animal cruelty allegedly filmed in Egyptian abattoirs was revealed at a press conference this morning by MP Andrew Wilkie and Animals Australia campaign director Lyn White.
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ONE of Australia's largest landholders and cattle producers, the North Australian Pastoral Company, has been offered for sale.
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A POLITICAL pamphlet published by the Liberal Party lists the $100 million rescue package for the cattle industry as an example of Labor Party "waste".
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Queensland Agriculture Minister John McVeigh says he holds no animal welfare concerns about Australian live cattle exports to Indonesia as he pushes for an increase in trade.
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SELF-confessed beef lover Dan Mulheron and his wife Steph are heading to Queensland Country Life's upcoming 'Beef and Beer' night in Brisbane on Tuesday, May 21.
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Feeder cattle rates eased again this week, with the ample supply of suitable cattle continuing to impact the market. Mid-fed and long fed prices have also reportedly retreated due to the increased supply.
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In the first three hours of trade, share prices rose almost nine per cent with a turnover of almost a million shares.
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A MAJOR push is underway to reduce the Australian wool industry's heavy reliance on China's wool processing and manufacturing sector.
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DRY seasonal conditions are adding to the woes of an already depressed fine wool market.
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The supply of stock varied from centre to centre, however the major markets experienced a decline in numbers and reduced overall supply at physical markets covered by MLAs NLRS by 12%. Some patchy rain in places had a small effect on reducing numbers, and the Longreach sale has now been cancelled for two consecutive weeks. Young cattle continued to dominate the selling pens and there was a dramatic drop in the supply of grown cattle. The small selection of cows was dominated by poor condition classes, while the better heavy lines were scarce. The usual trade and feeder operators were present at most markets. Export buyer attendance continues to be erratic and while a full gallery of buyers was present at Dalby, not all were operating.
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Supply reduced further with sheep and lambs back by 37% and 29%, respectively at markets covered by MLA’s NLRS. Quality was also similar week-on-week, with mostly mixed selections available at all centres.
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THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend could continue.
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PRODUCERS are being warned to make sure their animals are in a fit condition to travel before being transported.
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DELIVERING stock from point A to B safely, efficiently and meeting animal welfare obligations is the responsibility of both the livestock transporter and the producer, according to Wedderburn Transport principal and Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (LRTA) committee member Mark Talbot.
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LIVESTOCK producers shouldn't view the price they receive for their animals is out of their control and influence once they leave the property, according to Irwin farmer Sally O'Brien.
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SAO PAULO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BRF S.A. ("BRF" - BM&FBovespa: BRFS3; NYSE: BRFS) announces that today it priced international offerings of (i) 10 (ten) year bonds in the aggregate amount of U.S.$500 million (the "USD Bonds") and (ii) 5 (five) year bonds in the aggregate amount of R$500 million (the "BRL Bonds" and, together with the USD Bonds, the "Bonds") (collectively, the "Offerings").
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After recent growth in cattle prices, an increase in supplies due to seasonal factors has contributed to South American steer prices falling during the past week, averaging 330US¢/kg cwt according to the World Beef Report.
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The world’s largest meat protein producer, JBS, this morning filed a first quarter financial result showing a 26.3 percent rise in pre-tax earnings in its global operations spanning beef, chicken, pork, lamb and goatmeat.
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Federal food inspectors will now allow a much broader geographic definition in food marketers' use of the word "local" while the label claim undergoes regulatory review.
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The federal government is closing Agriculture Canada offices in Melville, Watrous , North Battleford and Weyburn.
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Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week as feedlot margins remain in positive territory.
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The Alberta government is taking a $40,000 trip to the central asian country of Kazakhstan to strengthen economic ties.
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China stoked a soybean market debate by estimating its imports of the oilseed next season at 66m tonnes – a record high, but well below the a US forecast which has raised eyebrows among traders.
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Zhongpin Inc., one of China’s leading pork processing companies, is preparing to spend millions of dollars expanding its facilities over the next year.
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New Zealand’s meat exports are being blocked at the border into China with authorities apparently rejecting them because of a name change on an export certificate.
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New Zealand’s meat exports are being blocked at the border into China with authorities apparently rejecting them because of a name change on an export certificate.
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The wholesale price of chickens grew 0.1 per cent week on week, after declining for seven consecutive weeks.
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Ministers were briefed on the state of play of trilogues between the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
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At a high-level conference organized with the Irish Presidency, Copa-Cogeca and other key stakeholders presented detailed views on the EU Commission package designed to strengthen animal and plant health, seeds and safety measures in Europe.
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Nine countries with predominately smaller farms have signed a common declaration urging the presidency to exempt farmers receiving less than 5,000 euros from cuts under the financial discipline. Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Latvia and Bulgaria are protesting that attempts by the UK, Denmark and the Czech Republic to lower the threshold were unacceptable. There are plans for a 5% cut to direct payments this year to establish an agricultural crisis reserve and the secure sufficient funds for aid to new Member States.
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The downward trend has come to a halt, having hit rock bottom. The German, Belgian, Dutch, Danish and Austrian quotations are moving sideward, all of them showing balanced market situations.
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French pig farmers are experiencing a major loss in earnings, they say that it is due to foreign meat making its way into the country. As a result, some farmers have set up road blocks in the West of France in order to inspect meat trucks.
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German Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called for improved and more targeted food safety controls in Germany.
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Scientists say flu infections are rising among pigs raised for slaughter on farms in south and southeastern China, which is also plagued by bird flu.
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It smacks of elitism and privilege while sounding like something beyond the bounds of ordinary people. So-called business schools internationally have hijacked it as a product only they can deliver to students at exorbitant costs. It needs to be overhauled and made accessible in a different way.
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has welcomed what he described as a positive and useful discussion with his Member State colleagues on three elements of the CAP reform package on which there are clearly divergent views between the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, namely, active farmers, the young farmers scheme and the small farmers scheme.
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Japan consumed 113,674 tonnes (boneless equivalent) of imported beef during the first three months of this year, down 11% from the corresponding period in 2012 and the lowest since 2008 (demand and supply data by Agriculture and Livestock Industries of Japan).
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Beef calf registrations have dropped by almost 10,000 so far this year on 2012 levels, decreasing 8.3 per cent with Charolais and Limousine calf numbers down, according to the market experts at the Livestock and Meat Commission Northern Ireland.
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Finished first quality steers sold to an average price of 220p/kg liveweight this week with second quality finished steers selling to an average of 200p/kg. Finished first quality heifers sold to an
average of 220p/kg with a top reported price of 231p/kg.
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Base quotes from the plants this week for U-3 grade prime cattle were 370-374p/kg with similar quotes expected for early next week, write experts at LMCni.
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The number of cows slaughtered in meat plants during the first third of 2013 has totalled 28,157 head. In the same period in 2012 24,932 cows were slaughtered, an increase of 13 per cent year on year.The tight fodder supplies experienced this spring combined with the reports of higher than usual empty rates and relatively good cull cow prices are all likely to have had a role to play in the increased cow throughput and a reduced number of calf registrations.
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RURAL services company PGG Wrightson expects annual earnings to fall by as much as 27 per cent.
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In April, total NZ lamb exports were up 5% year-on-year, registering the second highest monthly export volume since April 2010, at 36,567 tonnes swt. This accentuates what had already been a rapid start to the year, with export for the first four months of 2013 totalling 133,882 tonnes swt, up 21% or 23,537 tonnes on the corresponding period last year (Beef + Lamb New Zealand).
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Export market prices for lamb are improving but an early return to a $100 lamb is a question of all the planets aligning, Alliance Group general manager of marketing Murray Brown says.
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A sheep and beef farmer near Taranaki's northern gateway wants to see more farmers committing their stock to specific meat processing plants.
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Government and livestock auction reports show the disparity in fortunes between record beef export trade and liveweight markets going into summer with a slump of 34 per cent.
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Growing beef demand trends has led to a ten fold increase in beef-specific cattle since 2009, following recent investments into cattle breeding and infrastructure in Mordovia.
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Online Auction Modern Abattoir, Meat Processing and Packaging Facility
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Sheep producers have been slow to commit to using performance recording as a method of improving their financial returns but one of the enthusiasts for using breeding figures yesterday claimed that there could be a bonus of around £1,000 per ram from doing so.
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A sausage produced by an Inverness butcher has made history by scooping the title of Scotland’s top beef sausage in a new competition the winner of which was unveiled today (Sunday 12th May).
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THERE was unanimous support for only one issue yesterday at the EU Agricultural Council yesterday and that was a need to have all the main bones of the next common agricultural policy (CAP) settled by the end of June when the Irish will lose the council presidency.
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South African poultry producer, Astral Foods has reported an 82% drop in earnings over the last six months according to its latest trading update. The company states that it is battling imports which have flooded the market and feed prices which have jumped by more than one-fifth.
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Poultry producer Astral Foods on Monday reported an 82 per cent plunge in diluted headline earnings per share to 94c in the six months ended March as operating profit slumped 80 per cent despite a 5 per cent rise in revenue to R4.234bn. No interim divided was declared.
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A "gentle and gradual" renewal of the nation's pig industry is needed, leading to more efficient food production and a reduction in the nation's food-import bill, according to the National Pig Association.
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Farming organisations from seven EU Member States have joined to fight against CAP proposals that could result in significant reductions to farmers' direct payments.
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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 55 prime cattle, 18 young bulls, 36 over thirty month cattle, 116 spring lambs, 6,175 prime hoggs and 3,179 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 16th May 2013.
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British lamb carcass quality decreased slightly in 2012, with 57.5% of lambs meeting the target R3L or Better classification required by the main markets, according to the latest figures released by Eblex. The decline represents a modest drop of 0.9% from the target in 2011. Closer analysis of the data shows that new season lamb maintained its performance, matching the 2011 figure of 60.1% of lambs having an overall classification of R3L or better.
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Farm assured beef cattle fetched on average over 9p per kilo more at market than non-assured stock last year, according to latest figures.
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Longtown Primestock Sale
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 55 prime cattle, 18 young bulls, 36 over thirty month cattle, 116 spring lambs, 6,175 prime hoggs and 3,179 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 16th May 2013.
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Livestock entries are again nudging record levels at the Royal Bath & West Show, with more than 2000 sheep, cattle and pigs already entered.
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The RSPCA is calling on the people of Dover to support them in a bid for RSPCA inspectors to be allowed into the port to monitor live exports.
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Friday 24 May 2013
South American steer price have fallen to their lowest level since early 2013, with seasonal conditions forcing additional cattle to market and placing downwards pressure on prices.
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Global wheat and feed grain supplies are forecast to reach record levels in 2013-14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
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Australian Merino breeders have three updated, producer-driven, profit indexes that recognise the breed’s versatility and new market opportunities.
The new sheep indexes, developed from responses to an Australiawide producer survey, aim to improve sire selection for three different production systems and target markets.
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AS AGRICULTURE Minister Joe Ludwig outlined the federal government's plan for Australian agriculture to the Beef Crisis Summit in Richmond, Queensland, his message was met with scepticism.
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TONIGHT'S federal budget has delivered a new $99.4 million Farm Household Allowance as part of the National Drought Program Reform.
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TRIBUTE has been paid to the Australian beef industry in Melbourne this evening for helping to save millions of lives worldwide.
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AUSTRALIAN Agricultural Company chief executive David Farley says Australia's chances of becoming Asia's food bowl are being jeopardised by political disinterest in agriculture and the dismal state of current trade agreements.
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Total national cattle throughput decreased 18% week-on-week, with the majority of states yarding lower numbers. Cattle supply in Queensland dropped 8%, with Warwick reducing 25% on last week as young cattle dominated the selling pens. Consignments across NSW were 22% lower, with Gunnedah dropping 47%, while Scone declined 41%. However, despite some rainfall at Goulburn, numbers lifted further on last week. Throughput across Victoria was back 34%, as numbers at Wodonga more than halved. Supply at both Killafaddy and across SA was relatively unchanged on last week, while WA’s Muchea improved 43%.
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BRANDING – everybody talks about it, but how do you do it effectively?
The key to Australian Agricultural Company’s (AACo) success, according to general manager marketing Jason Strong, is the overarching message – and underlying AACo brand – presented across the company’s various beef brands.
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A new alliance between two major airlines is tipped to benefit Australian beef exporters.
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OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has delivered a stinging attack at the Federal Labor government’s mishandling of the Australian livestock industry and snap live cattle exports suspension on Indonesia almost two years ago.
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AMERICAN legislators have introduced new regulations making it illegal to withhold video footage of animal cruelty and thus impede investigations.
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NINE in 10 farmers say they are hurting from a lack of supermarket competition.
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CONTINUED dry conditions have resulted in many Victorian sheep surviving on hand feeding alone.
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The value of Australian lamb export for the first quarter of 2013 totalled a record high $271 million (Australian Bureau of Statistics) – up 9% on the first quarter of 2012 and 20% on the five-year average. The surge in returns was on the back of record first quarter export volumes, underpinned by higher production as increased lambs came to the market as seasonal conditions deteriorated.
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According to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data, first quarter lamb slaughter reached a new record in 2013, of 5,328,000 head, up 14% on the 2012 March quarter and 13% on the five-year average.
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QUEENSLAND Liberal MP Warren Entsch is seeking to export 150,000 head of Australian cattle into Papua New Guinea (PNG) using a share of AusAID funding, to help resolve the current emergency cattle feed crisis.
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JIM FARRAN manager of Yiddinga, the host property for the 2011 drop of the Elders Balmoral Sire Evaluation Field Day has had a ringside view of the performance of the sires involved in the trial.
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NATIONAL bodies representing the sheep and goat supply chains are calling for the continuation of the current mob based tracing scheme under the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS).
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The strong demand for organic beef and the quantity of conventional cattle on the market at present has increased the gulf in prices between the two products.
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Target 100 put the industry’s sustainability credentials on the agenda of 2,200 city intellectuals at the TEDx ideas festival held at the Sydney Opera House last week.
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