With so many variables outside the hands of beef producers, staying up-to-date on global markets is an obvious opportunity to help support decision-making.

And producers visiting Beef 2024 will have the rare opportunity to hear the latest US beef industry insights, straight from the horse’s mouth.

US RaboResearch Animal Proteins analyst Lance Zimmerman will join Australian Senior Proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird on the ground in Rockhampton, providing first-hand insights into international markets and trends impacting the local industry.

Connecting global and local expertise

With the Australian beef industry heavily reliant on the export market, Mr Gidley-Baird believes Mr Zimmerman’s insights will be particularly pertinent this year.

“As the largest beef producing and consuming market, I believe the US will have the greatest impact on the global and Australian markets, so Lance’s insights will be extremely timely,” he said.

“There’s a lot of talk at the moment about where Australia sits in the global market, and Rabobank has a unique offering, sharing what’s happening on the ground in the US from Lance first-hand.”

Clients will have the opportunity to quiz Lance on timeframes, the magnitude of change and scale, which will be important to understand in terms of the flow on for the Australian cattle market, and their own businesses.

Taking full advantage of the pair’s combined knowledge and insights, Rabobank will host an invitation-only knowledge-sharing breakfast with Angus and Lance entitled ‘Staring down the barrel of a beef demand tsunami. How the US will shape global and Australian beef prices in the years to come?’

Lance and Angus will also be mingling in the Rabobank Marquee on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, with visitors welcome to pop in for a chat.

Beef 2024 also affords a valuable opportunity for Mr Zimmerman to experience the Australian cattle industry, and from Rockhampton he will visit beef operations in Tamworth, Armidale, and Southern NSW.

Connecting an industry at Beef 2024

With this marking Angus Gidley-Baird’s fourth Beef Week, he laughs that it’s an event akin to the ‘Beef Olympics’, including the village vibe.

“There’s a whole lot going on – from producers to processors, exporters, international guests, industry services and breeders – Beef 2024 is unique in the fact there are so many opportunities to celebrate every sector of the beef community over a full week.”

Socially, the week is a rare opportunity for the industry to get together and recognise leaders through various awards, including the Rabobank Young Beef Ambassador Award, yet he believed sharing knowledge remained at the heart of Beef Week.

“I’m looking forward to introducing Lance, and together providing our beef clients and industry with meaningful, to-the-minute insights that can hopefully help them in their decision-making and strengthen their own business.”

• Rabobank’s Beef 2024 Marquee is located at Outdoor Site 08, opposite the Lawn Stage.
• The full Rabobank Beef Week agenda can be accessed here.

Source: Rabobank