The cause of the deaths of over 100 Australian cattle on a livestock shipment to Indonesia last weekend, and a further 50 cattle from the same cohort which simultaneously died at an export quarantine facility near Darwin, is still yet to be determined, officials say…Read More
James Nason, 28/03/2024The Department of Agriculture says it is working with a livestock exporter to determine the cause of deaths of Australian cattle on a ship which sailed from Darwin to Indonesia in recent days. ..Read More
As the northern cattle industry gears up for the start of the annual dry season mustering rounds, Beef Central posed the question to several experts across the trade…Read More
James Nason, 21/03/2024The volume was 56 percent below the rolling five-year average for the month, and reflected the delayed release of 2024 cattle import permits by the major market of Indonesia until February 16…Read More
Beef Central, 19/03/2024In this month’s report: Indonesian importers stock-up after recent pause in supply due to import issues | Comments by Indonesia’s new President-elect Prabowo Subianto raise questions about how his incoming government views Australia’s role in cattle supply | General increases in meat and food staple pricing across the region continue to put pressure on consumer spending..Read More
Dr Michael Patching, 11/03/2024Some 36,000 cattle will be handled through the Charters Towers export quarantine facility by the end of March, as northern exporters, agents and transporters pull out all stops to deliver ships to Indonesia in time for the month-long Ramadan period which begins this Sunday…Read More
James Nason, 05/03/2024Despite challenging conditions for the Australian livestock export trade in the second half of last year, publicly listed livestock shipping business Wellard Limited registered a small net profit for the period…Read More
Beef Central, 26/02/2024Several ships are expected to load medium to heavy weight cattle for Indonesia in Townsville over the next fortnight as Indonesian feedlots rush to fill the hole in supply created by seven weeks without 2024 import permits…Read More
James Nason, 23/02/2024WAFarmers Livestock Council president Geoff Pearson: uncertainty is impacting investment. UNCERTAINTY around the Federal Government’s proposed live sheep export by sea phaseout timetable is impacting investment just as new sheep..Read More
Terry Sim, 21/02/2024Australian cattle exports to China surged in January, but the jump in volume masks a tougher trading environment than the data at first glance suggests, according to a leading market figure…Read More
James Nason, 20/02/2024A consignment of cattle delayed in a pre-export quarantine feedlot since mid-January sailed from Darwin for Jakarta on Saturday following Friday’s belated formal release of 2024 cattle import permits by the Indonesian Government…Read More
Beef Central, 19/02/2024Live cattle exporters have been given the green light to start sending cattle to Indonesia after the country this afternoon granted long-awaited 2024 import permits. ..Read More
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