DEADLINES for the European Union’s ban on the import of goods linked to deforestation are coming in surprisingly quick, with the majority of Australian beef needing to be compliant by..Read More
Regulatory watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not stand in the way of a proposed takevover by national supermarket retailer Woolworths of large value-added foods business Beak & Johnston Holdings…Read More
Beef Central, 10/04/2025
Despite some serious logistical challenges caused by Cyclone Alfred, Australian beef exports held up remarkably well during March. Total export shipments to all markets last month reached 112,423t, only 5000t less than February, and 6000t higher than March last year. ..Read More
Jon Condon, 07/04/2025
Australia’s team of six crack tradesmen finished third in the biennial World Butchers Challenge event staged in Paris overnight…Read More
Beef Central, 02/04/2025
RETALIATORY tariffs targeting US good have started late this week as the impact of Trump tariff measures on neighbours, Mexico and Canada plus China take effect. On Tuesday, the White..Read More
Beef Central, 07/03/2025
Australian beef exports are off to a cracking pace in 2025, with both January and February shipments unusually large. In fact the accumulated calendar year-to-date shipments are record high, at almost 200,000t…Read More
Jon Condon, 06/03/2025
United States president Donald Trump has signalled tariffs on all agricultural imports starting in April…Read More
Beef Central, 04/03/2025
With the National Rugby League’s 2025 season kicking off this weekend in Las Vegas, footy fans across Australia are trundling out their barbies to entertain family and friends while watching a round-one game or two. But rather than serving up the same old predictable sirloin, beef pattie or sausage, why not consider something a little more novel? Here’s five lesser-known beef cuts, just waiting to be discovered by meat lovers for the flat grill, hot coals or in the smoker…Read More
Jon Condon, 27/02/2025
WA independent retailer The Corner Butcher claimed the coveted beef division crown in the Australian Meat Industry Council’s National Sausage Kings competition decided in Tasmania last weekend. Independent butchers from four states shared this year’s six National Sausage Kings crowns, presented during a glittering dinner in Launceston’s Country Club on Saturday night…Read More
Jon Condon, 26/02/2025
As Indonesia prepares for the start of the month-long Ramadan festival this Friday, unrest is emerging over beef import arrangements and the adequacy of existing stocks. ..Read More
James Nason, 24/02/2025
Canada’s application to access Australia’s market for chilled and frozen beef has moved a step closer to approval, clearing a key regulatory hurdle…Read More
James Nason, 19/02/2025
The record momentum being seen in the US imported beef trimmings market is now pulling other whole muscle cuts into the grind…Read More
Jon Condon, 13/02/2025