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US reports seventh case of atypical BSE

The United States has reported another atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy – its first since 2018, and seventh overall since 2003…Read More


Northern export feeder steer prices slip

Cattle purchased in April at prices of $3.80/kg liveweight are still being loaded onto livestock vessels for Indonesia in northern ports, but increasingly the market for export feeder steers has slipped further into the $3.55 to $3.70 range, trade sources have told Beef Central this week…Read More


SE Asia Report: Ramadan over, Vietnam import uptick

112th Edition: Ramadan is over with predictable spike in beef demand and price around Eid al fitr, Vietnam uptick on cattle imports but now exiting beef season, Staff training opportunities in SE Asia…Read More


Indonesia’s FMD outbreak may open gates to cattle from Brazil

With FMD now endemic in Indonesia following last year’s outbreak, more reports are emerging that Jakarta may soon open its market to shipments of cattle from Brazil – but whether such a trade would be viable long-term remains doubtful…Read More


Indonesia has not given up on FMD control – DAFF

Indonesia’s declaration of Foot and Mouth Disease as endemic did not mean the country was “giving up the ghost” on control, an FMD and Lumpy Skin Disease webinar was told last night…Read More


Cattle Australia director spotlight: Elke Cleverdon       

In the first in a series of profiles, Beef Central is asking each Cattle Australia director about why they stood for the national board, what they see as key issues confronting Australian cattle producers and their throughts on how the future of the Australian beef cattle industry currently stands. ..Read More


Federal budget: Time for permanent biosecurity funding, says Cattle Australia

Cattle Australia is calling on the Federal Government to provide permanent and sustainable funding for biosecurity in next week’s federal budget…Read More


More illegal meat intercepted at an Australian airport

Another two passengers have had their visas cancelled and have been fined $3300 each after failing to declare meat, grain and fruit products at Perth International Airport in recent weeks.
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Indo, Timor Leste-based training program hoping to boost biosecurity

A new $770,000 training program aiming to boost biosecurity capabilities in Indonesia and Timor-Leste is aiming to give the Australian livestock industry more protection from exotic disease like foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease.
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 Farm Management Deposits spike

Positive business conditions and a rising interest rate environment have fuelled a significant rise in Farm Management Deposits* (FMDs), new NAB data has revealed. NAB’s 2022 financial year (FY22) FMD..Read More


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