Hundreds gather in Wagga Wagga for the National ICMJ conference to hear from industry participants from around the world, before competing in beef, lamb and pork carcass competitions. ..Read More
Lydia Burton, 01/07/2026
Under pressure from softening export meat markets due to tariff and trade flow pressures, northern direct consignment slaughter cattle grids have continued to decline in value this week…Read More
Beef Central, 30/06/2026
Central Queensland is pushing for a small-scale multi-species domestic processing facility to develop locally branded meat products…Read More
From new greenfield plants to recommissioned country abattoirs, Queensland’s small processors are expanding their footprint as consumer demand shifts toward local and paddock-to-plate supply…Read More
Lydia Burton, 24/06/2026
There are some big slides evident in Queensland direct consignment grid offers this week, as the combined effects of export meat market price pressure and some momentum in bigger pastoral turnoff takes effect…Read More
Jon Condon, 23/06/2026
Dates and venues have been confirmed for the red meat processing and export sector’s next biennial industry gathering…Read More
Beef Central, 10/06/2026
As often happens in a rapidly-rising market like this, saleyards slaughter cattle prices have pulled ahead of direct consignment values in comparative terms for the time being – despite some hefty 30-40c kicks in over-the-hooks grids in Queensland last week. Some markets observers suggest slaughter cattle previously booked earlier with processors on space only (no price attached) have since been diverted into the saleyards channel to exploit the dramatic surge that has happened through the saleyards channel. ..Read More
Beef Central, 09/06/2026
Some of the biggest slaughter cattle price increases seen since the 2022-23 era when cattle supply was greatly hampered by herd rebuilding have been seen this week…Read More
Jon Condon, 02/06/2026
Popular Queensland meat processing industry identity Tony Nolan, whose funeral service was held in Gympie this morning, is being remembered as a meat processing industry innovator, technology pioneer and a great local community leader…Read More
Jon Condon, 29/05/2026
Recent widespread and in places beneficial rain has forced direct consignment grid prices sharply higher across the eastern states this week. Queensland grids started to rise last Thursday in response to lower saleyards yardings and changing attitudes among direct-consignment cattle suppliers, with lifts of 20c/kg reasonably common…Read More
Jon Condon, 26/05/2026
Rain, or the prospect of it, again became a focus in slaughter cattle market psychology this week, with impacts being seen in some smaller saleyards yardings and a few logistical problems in delivery of direct-consignment cattle…Read More
Jon Condon, 19/05/2026
Horrific trading conditions for the company’s US beef division were offset by strong results in Australia and Brazil in JBS’s first quarter results posted overnight…Read More
Beef Central, 13/05/2026