The distressed state of the Indonesian feedlot industry was highlighted during April by the closure of one of the country’s largest importer/lotfeeders based in West Java. This company had two large feedlots capable of a total capacity of around 40,000 head and had been a successful operator for decades, writes Southeast Asia market columnist, Dr Ross Ainsworth…Read More
October imports just keep on coming, forcing Indonesian prices lower, Dr Ross Ainsworth reports in this month’s South East Asia Beef Report.
..Read More
The first step in trialling dehumidification and other technology on livestock export vessels is underway, with environmental monitoring equipment being installed on a ship in Fremantle this week…Read More
Beef Central, May 7, 2019
In a possible foreshadowing of broader red meat industry reform to come, two key live export industry bodies are preparing to merge into one…Read More
James Nason, April 30, 2019
Live cattle exports have made a strong start to 2019 with overall numbers up 21 percent year-on-year for the first three months, at 271,000 head…Read More
Meat & Livestock Australia, April 18, 2019
October imports just keep on coming, forcing Indonesian prices lower, Dr Ross Ainsworth reports in this month’s South East Asia Beef Report.
..Read More
Impor Oktober terus berdatangan, memaksa harga di Indonesia turun semakin rendah. Harga sapi potong di Vietnam naik tajam. Musim hujan di Northern Territory gagal.
..Read More
In this contributed opinion piece Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton reflects on changes in the livestock export industry in the 12 months since footage showing sheep enduring inexecusable conditions on the Awassi Express shocked Australia…Read More
Mark Harvey-Sutton, April 9, 2019
Working on a floating feedlot may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for those who love livestock and meeting people from around the world, it can kick off diverse career pathways…Read More
Beef Central, April 8, 2019
They’re young, driven and believe deeply in the future of the Australian livestock export industry and the importance of the role they play exporting Australian livestock handling and animal welfare standards to the world. ..Read More
James Nason, April 4, 2019
RSPCA Australia says the Australian Government must take urgent action to extend Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) protections to breeding and dairy cattle extended overseas…Read More
Beef Central, April 4, 2019
As anti-meat activists find they can trespass onto private property and harass family farmers with virtual legal impunity, the question of what the livestock sector can do to protect itself in response dominated discussions at the Northern Territory Cattleman’s Association conference in Darwin on Friday…Read More
James Nason, April 1, 2019