There have been some rises in Queensland direct consignment slaughter cattle offers this week, in what is now shaping as a very difficult procurement period through to Christmas seasonal closures…Read More
Jon Condon, 03/11/2026
The red meat processing industry will need to manage more than 91,000 worker departures over the next decade, economic analysis commissioned by AMPC suggests. Most new entrants to the sector will be replacing departing workers, leaving a growing gap as labour demand strengthens later in the decade…Read More
Beef Central, 28/10/2026
National cattle slaughter fell by 7800 head last week, on the back of widespread rain and its impact on logistics, cattle supply and changing producer sentiment…Read More
Export beef processing plants all the way from North Queensland to southern NSW will miss production days this week and/or next week, as the first real impacts from the recent big rain event take hold…Read More
Jon Condon, 27/10/2026
This week’s rain event is pressuring supply for beef processors – both short and potentially, longer-term – pushing some direct consignment offers and saleyards markets higher…Read More
Jon Condon, 20/10/2026
Weather – or more accurately the prospect of it – is again providing the underpinnings for slaughter cattle supply and demand this week, with some grids moving 10-20c higher in anticipation of tighter supply…Read More
Jon Condon, 13/10/2026
Record export volumes and carcase weights are masking a growing concern in the Australian beef industry, according to one of the country’s most respected meat scientists…Read More
Eric Barker, 08/10/2026
It’s a nation of weather contrasts this week, with handy rain across large parts of Victoria, southeastern NSW and into South Australia over the past week seeing slaughter cattle supply dwindle in that region, while conditions continue to deteriorate in Qld and northern NSW…Read More
Jon Condon, 06/10/2026
A New South Wales red meat processor has implemented a staged heat recovery system that reduces natural gas consumption, improves refrigeration efficiency and removes the need for a major boiler upgrade…Read More
Beef Central, 30/09/2026
A sharp contrast is emerging between slaughter cattle and feeder prices, relative to the lighter restocker descriptions which are currently falling rapidly in the saleyards system…Read More
Jon Condon, 29/09/2026
Rapidly elevating fuel prices are now having a significant effect on slaughter cattle buying patterns, with the sharply rising transport cost keeping some southern Australian buyers out of the Queensland market…Read More
Jon Condon, 22/09/2026
A new transport pathway for MSA will now allow more grassfed cattle to access the world-leading grading system, with eligible cattle still MSA-compliant after journeys of up to five days…Read More
Lydia Burton, 22/09/2026