http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/ausrtralia___merino_sheep_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/australia____joe_ludwig_outlined_the_federal_governments_plan_for_the_beef_crisis_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT TONIGHT'S federal budget has delivered a new $99.4 million Farm Household Allowance as part of the National Drought Program Reform. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150513/australia____million_delivered_to_farmers_in_budget.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT TRIBUTE has been paid to the Australian beef industry in Melbourne this evening for helping to save millions of lives worldwide. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___a_lesson_for_the_british_beef_industry.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/australia___are_we_missing_the_boat_says_david_farley_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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%. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210513/australia___around_the_cattle_sales.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210513/australia___australian_agricultural_company_general_manager_marketing_jason_strong.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A new alliance between two major airlines is tipped to benefit Australian beef exporters. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210513/australia___australian_beef_in_dubai_.aspx Google news Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210513/australia___beef_gate_scandal_in_indonesia_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___cattle_expert_tony_abbot.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT MOBS of cattle on the road around Barcaldine at the moment are walking around in some of the best grass they've seen for months. While a lot drier than it was in April after up to 200mm fell in the region, there is still green showing in the stalk, and cattle are showing the benefit of it. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___cattle_on_the_road.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Queensland government has taken swift action to save starving cattle in the state’s drought stricken communities, as State Parliament passed an emergency grazing amendment to the Nature Conservation Act 1992 last night. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___cattlemen_gain_access_to_national_parks.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter and one of the country's biggest landholders, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value of its property portfolio, tipping total property writedowns for the industry's top cattle companies to more than $100 million in the last few months. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___consolidated_pastoral_have_big_problems.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT AMERICAN legislators have introduced new regulations making it illegal to withhold video footage of animal cruelty and thus impede investigations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___ex_copper_lyn_white_is_promoting_lyn_white_under_guise_of_animal_rights.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT NINE in 10 farmers say they are hurting from a lack of supermarket competition. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___farmers_and_supermarkets.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CONTINUED dry conditions have resulted in many Victorian sheep surviving on hand feeding alone. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___hand_feeding_sheep.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___lamb_exports_break_all_records.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___lamb_slaughter_numbers_break_all_records.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LIFTING marking percentages in their Merino flock has been one of the major breeding aims for Central Western Queensland woolgrowers Pat and Sue Hegarty, “Colanya”, Longreach. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/australia___lifting_lambing_percentages.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___live_cattle_for_papua_new_guinea_png.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT GLOBAL provider of advanced equipment and systems for the further processing industry, Marel, has launched a new robotic system for Intelligent Portion Loading, or IPL. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210513/australia___marel_ipl_processing_robot_delivers_efficiencies.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/australia___merino_sire_evaluation_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/australia___national_livestock_identification_system_nlis_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE introduction of the new national Ovine Johnes Disease (OJD) management plan has passed its final hurdle. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___new_national_ovine_johnes_disease_ojd_management_plan.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/australia___organic_beef_price_almost_doubles_conventional.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___target__by_the_mla_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Following the success of beef brands which are underpinned by MSA, lamb is treading the same path. The Melrose name and the meat industry share a long history which dates back to 17th century Scotland. The family continued in the meat trade since arriving in Australia in 1883. Today, the family operates wholesale business Melrose Meats in Brisbane. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___tasmanian_royal_brand_of_lamb.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Australian Agricultural Company has sold a 19,404ha (48,000 acre) portion of its Goonoo aggregation at Comet on the Central Highlands. A statement issued by AACo to the ASX this morning says the land has sold for $23 million. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___the_australian_agricultural_company__million_farm_sale_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The RSPCA has backed an investigation into the deaths of 46 heifers at a state government research station. The cows were found dead at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Swan’s Lagoon property near Ayr earlier this month. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240513/australia___the_death_of__cattle.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT South Australian-based Thomas Foods International (TFI) - with processing plants located at Murray Bridge and Lobethal in SA, Tamworth NSW and Wallangarra Qld and formerly known as T&R Pastoral - claims the paper-based system doesn't work effectively and, above all, lacks integrity. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/australia___thomas_foods_international_tfi_slam_national_livestock_identification_scheme_nlis.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT $28,000 for Ayrshire heifer http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/australia____for_ayrshire_heifer.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT IT is mostly business-as-usual for agriculture in the State Government's 2013-14 Budget. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/australia____million_allocated_to_eid_sheep_ear_tag_scheme.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CHARTERS Towers combined agents yarded a total of 542 cattle at the weekly store and prime sale held on May 22. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___around_the_cattle_sales.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT IT’S not your average bacon and egg roll – and it doesn’t come with your average price tag. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___australian_bacon_week.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australian and New Zealand primary industry ministers will consider increased regulations and enforcement measures over battery hen production, following a push by ACT Greens minister Shane Rattenbury. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/australia___battery_hen_production.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Meat and Livestock Australia reports Australian beef shipments for the first four months of 2013 totalled 308,755 tonnes swt , up 10 per cent on the previous year and 8000 tonnes swt ahead of the previous January to April record, set back in 2007. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/australia___beef_exports_breaking_all_records_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Total national cattle throughput reported by MLA’s NLRS eased 7%, with showers across the country assisting in reductions recorded at most saleyards. Consignments across Queensland increased 7% compared to last week with increased numbers flowing through Roma store sale. NSW yarded fewer cattle, back 20% week-on-week, as CTLX and Wagga reported 12% and 35% less numbers. Larger yardings at Ballarat, Camperdown and Wodonga assisted in throughput lifting 6% in Victoria, while SA’s throughput increased 8%. Muchea’s throughput lifted 42% with pastoral cattle still in good supply. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THOUSANDS of head of cattle on Western Queensland stock routes are facing water shortages as they look to head south from current locations around Longreach, Barcaldine and Aramac. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___following_the_old_stock_routes_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT US BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett is not waiting around to see how Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) ambitious takeover plans for GrainCorp will work out - he has quit his ADM shareholding for about $US207 million. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___king_warren_dumps_adm_shares.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT National lamb supply as reported by MLA’s NLRS increased 22% so far this week, with all states yarding larger numbers. Supply in NSW lifted 20%, while throughput in Victoria improved 28%. Consignments in SA and WA were higher this week, up 13% and 21%, respectively. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___lamb_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT SHEEP and cattle producers now have until August to voice their opinion on the draft of the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___livestock_welfare_plan_extended_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT SOUTH Australia's livestock producers have received a good report card for the first nine months of the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards & Guidelines Land Transport of Livestock. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___loading_livestock.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LEUCAENA has out-performed grass, oats and lotfeeding as a cattle finishing system in a two-year producer demonstration site (PDS) in South-East Queensland. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/australia___lot_feeding_cattle_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Merino's come no better than this http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/australia___merinos_come_no_better_than_this_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE latest Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) feedlot survey has shown a 1 per cent rise in cattle numbers on feed over the quarter. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___more_cattle_in_feedlots.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CATTLE buyers have encouraged producers to mouth their cattle if they want to receive a top price. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/australia___mouthing_fat_cattle_makes_sense.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Recognising that pregnant sows are increasingly being managed in group housing systems, the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has driven the production of a manual, ‘Feeding Pregnant Sows in Group Housing Systems’. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/australia___pork_crc_research_into_sow_housing_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The cracking pace of lamb slaughter so far in 2013 has bolstered export volumes, as total exports for the first four months of 2013 reached 63,560 tonnes swt, a 15% (8,151 tonne) increase in the corresponding period last year and up 24% on the five-year average. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/australia___record_lamb_kill_boosts_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the first time in four weeks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/australia___the_wool_market_picks_up.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA has questioned the intent of a letter from Animals Australia “addressing any misapprehension” the PGA might have about the length of time the activist group had held video footage of livestock cruelty in Egyptian abattoirs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/thousands_of_head_of_cattle_on_western_queensland_stock_routes_are_facing_water_shortages_as_they_l.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT