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26 September 2017
Gains for Grains

16 July 2015
Eastern states weekly adult cattle slaughter, as reported by MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service, finally appears to be slowing down, but the reduction is coming from the southern states.

15 August 2019
A prolonged shortage of goats has seen year-to-June goat slaughter back 19% from the same period in 2018 and 21% below the 5-year average

05 April 2024
There is a well-known adage that 80% of an animal’s value comes from 20% of its carcase, leaving the remainder to be considered as ‘co-products’. These co-products encompass a range of items such as runners, tallow, hides, tripe, beef cheeks, liver and other organs.

10 May 2024
With Beef Australia this week, the market was generally positive noting yardings easing by 11,672 to 54,236 head, a 34% reduction compared to the previous week. NSW yarding eased by 47% closely followed by Queensland with a 35% decrease in yardings.

07 September 2017
US end users sit on the sideline

17 June 2024
One of the four key work areas identified by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) in relation to the Carbon Neutral 2030 Roadmap refers to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. It has been discovered by researchers that the current equation used to determine the levels of enteric methane emissions from Australian feedlot cattle may overestimate emissions.

23 July 2015
For the fifth consecutive quarter, average retail beef prices have seen a year-on-year increase, as the impacts of rising cattle prices and a competitive export market take effect.

18 November 2021
The latest Australian lot feeding brief for the September quarter highlights the continued strength of the lot fed market

13 January 2023
In the first full week of cattle sales for 2023, the market delivered some valuable insights for producers and the industry more broadly.