Cattle on feed across Australia for the September quarter remained at close to record levels, with only minor seasonal declines recorded in some southern states…Read More
Beef Central, November 19, 2019
Short covering for wheat and sorghum has lifted values for both grains, and supported barley prices, as the wait for Victorian grain in volume continues and GrainCorp issues its first 2019/20 harvest report…Read More
Guest Author, November 14, 2019
Feedlots in some of the most seriously drought-impacted regions of eastern Australia have started reducing numbers on feed, as surface and underground supplies used for stock water reach a trigger-point…Read More
Jon Condon, November 13, 2019
Rain has stemmed the supply of new-crop wheat to the market, and rebooted the inverse as consumers in Victoria and southern NSW look to cover nearby positions…Read More
Liz and Henry Wells, November 12, 2019
Supply-side pressure is weighing on barley and buying it some demand from wheat as tonnage starts to roll into bulk-handling sites across southern Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, November 5, 2019
Animal Health company Zoetis has hit its yearly target, raising $100,000 to support mental health in rural Australia over the past three months. ..Read More
Beef Central, November 1, 2019
Recent strengthening in feeder steer values have kept a handbrake on profitability in Beef Central’s latest monthly 100-day grainfed steer trading budget calculated this morning, despite modest rises in forward contract grainfed steer slaughter price for February. ..Read More
Jon Condon, October 23, 2019
Rapid onset of early barley harvest explains why the barley price fell 8pc while wheat prices delivered feedlot didn’t. But feedlots entering a third year of hard grind might welcome the chance briefly to shut the order book. ..Read More
Henry Wells, October 21, 2019
The use of bedding in feedlots is stacking up commercially for Iranda Beef in South Australia, and also in a research trial conducted by the University of New England (UNE), as a means of increasing weight gain and improving cattle and human welfare…Read More
Liz Wells, October 15, 2019
Highlighting the change and innovation that has occurred in the Australian meat industry during a panel session at ALFA’s SmartBeef conference in Dalby, Teys Australia’s Tom Maguire said the industry today was almost unrecognisable from the industry he joined 14 years ago…Read More
Neil Lyon, October 14, 2019
Industry achievers who strive to ensure the Australian cattle feedlot industry remains at the forefront of best practice and innovation were celebrated at the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) SMARTBEEF 2019 event at Dalby, Queensland, last week…Read More
Beef Central, October 9, 2019
The Narromine Shire is ready to accommodate at least three new feedlots, and it exhibited at SmartBeef in Dalby last week to spread the word…Read More
