Latest livestock processing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a record beef production volume for the year ended 30 June, increasing 8.6pc to a 2.985 million tonnes. Almost 9.6 million cattle were processed during the year, up 8.1pc, with quarterly production records set for the June quarter in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
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Agriculture was the only sector to record a net decline in the number of businesses operating in 2025/26 but also posted the highest business survival rate, contrasting fortunes that provided a timely backdrop to this week’s ag leaders summit hosted by the National Farmers Federation in Canberra. See what President Hamish McIntyre had to say…Read More
James Nason, 20/08/2026
In this contributed article, outgoing NAPCo cheif executive officer Allan Cooney gives insight into how he reads markets and explains why he thinks the female slaughter ratio is outdated…Read More
Outgoing NAPCo CEO Allan Cooney, 20/08/2026
In this episode: What is the future of saleyards? There are calls for a one-year delay to the implementation of the new EPBC laws and Rabobank’s Stefan Vogel explains how global conflicts are still putting pressure on Aussie fuel prices. ..Read More
Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 20/08/2026
Australian meat processors and the National Farmers Federation are seeking urgent clarification about changes in visa processing priorities that could affect the ongoing availability of overseas skilled workers…Read More
Terry Sim, 20/08/2026
Changes in the senior management ranks at JBS Southern | CPC makes key public affairs appointment | Killara feedlot in the hunt for new GM, as Andrew Talbot steps down | Former Nutrien head Rob Clayton joins Gallagher | AA Co directors elected | Changes at the top for global protein giant JBS | New face on CA’s Regional Consultative Committee | AuctionsPlus top assessors recognised | New board for AFIA | LAWD strengthens SA property footprint | Stock agency expands with Roma business purchase | Beef industry icon Terry Nolan honoured as 2026 Ekka Legend ..Read More
Jon Condon, 19/08/2026
As Australia’s cattle transaction levy undergoes a major review, former Cattle Council chief David Palmer looks back at the debates and compromises that created it, and the lessons they hold for reform today…Read More
Saleyards should be recognised and funded as nationally significant infrastructure, according to an independent advisor who has been working with the Dubbo Regional Council on the future of its saleyards…Read More
Lydia Burton, 19/08/2026
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) has released its Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring 2026, identifying an extended fire season and above average fire danger across the Top End, Arnhem and Savanna regions…Read More
Beef Central, 19/08/2026
The Federal Government has paused the processing of Working Holiday Maker visas from 24 countries, a move that threatens agriculture and regional communities according to industry bodies…Read More
Beef Central, 18/08/2026
A new report has highlighted the depth of Government support for activist groups, with a sample of 100 organisations receiving a collective $2.2b over the past five years – some of them environmental groups who regularly lobby against the beef industry…Read More
Eric Barker, 18/08/2026
Four people have been charged following allegations that the business owners or representatives within the pork meat industry engaged in significant trade-based financial offending across Queensland and New South Wales…Read More
Beef Central, 18/08/2026