There’s been a sharp rise in direct consignment cattle offers from export beef processors as the 2025 slaughter season gets underway…Read More
Jon Condon, 14/01/2025
Southern weaner sales have kicked off with a bang this year, with prices and numbers increasing from last year…Read More
Eric Barker, 14/01/2025
The Aussie dollar has sunk to 22-year lows relative to the US currency this week, adding considerable wind to the sails for Australian red meat exporters in international markets. ..Read More
The sale of its final vessel has marked the end of an almost 50-year journey in the global livestock export trade for Wellard Limited…Read More
James Nason, 14/01/2025
Cold fronts and associated troughs during the week brought widespread showers and scattered storms, some severe, to the New South Wales and Queensland coasts, eastern Victoria, Tasmania, and southern parts of Western Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, 14/01/2025
There’s been an avalanche of new jobs listed on our popular AgJobs Central recruitment platform since we paused for our Christmas/New Year break. New listings cover a vast spectrum of disciplines across the red meat and livestock supply chain, reflecting the growing diversity of skills required in modern agriculture. Here’s a sample…. ..Read More
Beef Central, 14/01/2025
A couple from Kallista east of Melbourne has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty offences under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (POCTA) at the Wonthaggi Magistrates’ Court recently, both receiving a fine of $2000 without conviction…Read More
Beef Central, 14/01/2025
National saleyard indicators have spiked to start this year, with the benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator going above 700c/kg carcase weight…Read More
Eric Barker, 13/01/2025
The virus was detected in three dead water buffalo on a farm in the state of Brandenburg on the outskirts of Berlin…Read More
Beef Central, 13/01/2025
It’s the height of summer and many Australians have already experienced heatwaves, heavy rains and even significant bushfires over the Christmas and New Year period. But could we be in for something different as summer draws to a close?..Read More
Andrew King and Kimberley Reid, University of Melbourne, 13/01/2025
Despite the rise in cattle numbers at the sale, not every buyer was operating at full capacity, resulting in inconsistent participation levels…Read More
Leann Dax, 13/01/2025
Last year was the largest year for Australian red meat exports in history, with records set for beef, lamb, mutton and goatmeat…Read More
Beef Central, 10/01/2025