Processing

Casino completes historic transition from Co-op processor to corporate structure

Ninety two years after the business was established as a cattle producer-owned cooperative, the Northern Cooperative Meat Co near Casino in northern NSW has competed its transition into becoming an unlisted public company…Read More

Beef Central, 16/05/2025

Meat Business Women set for engaging Brisbane conference tomorrow   

 The 2025 Meat Business Women conference kicks off in Brisbane tomorrow, having been postponed from its early March slot due to flooding in southeast Queensland…Read More

Beef Central, 14/05/2025

Weekly kill: Heavy supply momentum grows, pressuring grids

As direct consignment slaughter cattle bookings continue to extend under heavy supply, many export processors are now offering space bookings only for slaughter stock, with prices to be negotiated closer to processing date. It makes over-the-hooks pricing a little harder to pin down, as plants extend space bookings into even July in some cases…Read More

Beef Central, 13/05/2025

Weekly kill: Big supply surge unfolding, as pressured grids shed 10-20c/kg across Eastern states   

Both direct consignment and saleyard-sourced slaughter cattle have come under price pressure this week, as meatworks types try to hit the market in heavy numbers. Queensland grid prices have slid another 10-20c/kg on top of earlier falls, as processors fill available slots deep into June and even early July.     ..Read More

Jon Condon, 06/05/2025

Weekly kill: CQ grids soften, other regions steady, as northern supply surges

The beef production heartland area of Central Queensland has become a pinch-point in the slaughter cattle supply-demand equation, with direct consignment bookings starting to mount up significantly heading into May. Some grids in the region are back another 10c this week, while the rest of eastern Australia sees direct consignment rates mostly unchanged..Read More

Jon Condon, 29/04/2025

Electronic tongue gets a taste for ‘off’ meat

Australian researchers trialling an electronic tongue – or ‘e-tongue’ – report that instrumental taste measurements successfully detected spoiled vacuum-packed mince…Read More

Sue Webster, 23/04/2025

Weekly kill: Grids soften, as drier track returns and short weeks exert impact

There are sharp corrections evident in direct consignment slaughter cattle grid prices this week, as stock access improves after earlier wet weather in some regions and the last of the backlog of rain-delayed process cattle is cleared…Read More

Jon Condon, 22/04/2025

Red meat processors record big gains in environmental performance

Big improvements were noted in lowering Green House Gas emissions, water utilisation, water quality, energy use and waste to landfill in a two-yearly Environmental Performance Review of Australian red meat processing released last week…Read More

Beef Central, 22/04/2025

Grading camera demonstrates high repeatability and reproducibility across all traits in ACC trial

RESEARCHERS working at the Australian Country Choice beef processing plant in Brisbane have successfully trialled new technology taking some of the guesswork out of grading beef carcase traits at the..Read More

Beef Central, 22/04/2025

Weekly kill: Weekly slaughter hits five-year high, but rain catch-up involved

National seven-day slaughter hit a six-year high for the week ended Friday, reaching 152,180 head, but earlier rain and flooding impact was a big factor. Some direct consignment grids have risen 10-20c/kg over the past fortnight, but export meat market signals remain confused, in the wake of Trump tariffs…Read More

Beef Central, 15/04/2025

Vietnam becomes hot-spot for offshore red meat processing investment

Vietnam is rapidly becoming a hot-spot for offshore investment in meat processing infrastructure, with Brazilian meat giant JBS the latest to join the trend…Read More

Beef Central, 09/04/2025

Weekly kill: Wet weather money flows, as northern processors struggle to maintain supply

It’s no surprise that last week’s drenching across large parts of QLD and NSW has delivered monumental logistical headaches for processors this week. Cancellations of slaughter cattle have been common since Friday, as roads become impassable, rail services cancelled and paddocks too wet to muster. Several Central and North QLD plants are already scheduling lost days this week due to logistical problems…Read More

Jon Condon, 01/04/2025

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