Processor calls on new Senate to stop playing games, and repeal carbon tax
ONE of Australia’s largest beef processors has called on the new Federal Senate to repeal the carbon tax for the sake of Australian manufacturing. Teys Australia, which employs 4500 staff across...
View ArticleBurdekin producers earn sustainability award
North Queensland beef producers Barry and Leanne O’Sullivan have taken out the Rural division at the Premier of Queensland’s Sustainability Awards for their leadership and innovation in the industry...
View ArticleCertification regime 'completely flawed': Air-based live exporters
More livestock exporters have joined the chorus of discontent over Federal Department of Agriculture moves to increase cost-recovery charges for mandatory export certification services. As reported by...
View ArticleWellard MD appointed to Trade Advisory Council
Wellard Groups Holdings managing director Mauro Balzarini has been named by Federal Trade and Investment minister Andrew Robb as one of 20 members of Trade and Investment Policy Industry Advisory...
View ArticleNew tactics see Coal Seam Gas protests gain the upper hand
Community coal seam gas campaigns have had some big wins lately, most recently in the suspension of the drilling licence for CSG company Metgasco in New South Wales. Referred to the Independent...
View ArticleMay beef exports hit another all-time monthly record
AFTER a somewhat quieter shipment period in April following the impact of earlier rain on cattle supply, Australia’s beef exports during May have shot up again, reaching another all-time monthly...
View ArticleTrade access: Beef producers demand a high quality TPP deal
Beef producers from four Trans-Pacific Partnership member countries have again demanded that any TPP agreement be a high quality deal that eliminates all tariffs on beef. Members of the Five Nations...
View ArticleValue-adding holds attraction to global processors
THE takeover battle emerging in the US for food processing giant, Hillshire Brands, is symptomatic of broader moves by global meat processors to invest in the value-adding end of the meat business....
View ArticleRecruitment: How to look out for unproductive staff, before they spoil the bunch
Latest listings on our Jobs Central recruitment page: Livestock Manager, Young (BE Campbell) Operations Manager, Iranda Beef SA Chief Executive Officer (Harvey Beef, WA) Livestock...
View ArticleMargin widens in Woolies' hold on retail beef share
Woolworths’ hold on retail beef market share in Australia has continued to widen in the latest retail survey conducted on industry’s behalf by Nielsen Homescan.* The nation’s largest retail...
View ArticleBeef Central profile: The adventures of Dick Slaney
Richard Slaney is one of those rare people who seems to have squeezed several lifetimes worth of experience into one. In the past 12 years Richard, best known as Dick, has become a leading figure in...
View ArticleFeed Grain Update: Rudderless market moves sideways
Grains markets continue to plod along with sideways movement at the moment, with no liquidity in the market and wheat, barley and sorghum all in need of some direction. Neither buyer nor seller has...
View ArticleLarge US grassfed beef users increasingly turning to Australia
ONE of the largest and fastest growing food service restaurant chains in the US is the latest North American customer lining up for grassfed/natural beef supply out of Australia. Chipotle Mexican...
View ArticleMLA market and news briefs May 29, 2014
Thursday daily cattle summary 29 May 2014 Yardings at Dalby fell by close to 10pc, to 3847 head yesterday, with a fair representation of most classes, bar a diminished supply of bullocks. The C2...
View ArticleMLA quizzed by Senators over contestability of CCA funding
Why Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) entered into a $450,000, 12-month service agreement with Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) without a competitive tender was a key focus of inquiry at a Senate...
View ArticleRoma Store 27 May 2014: Light weight steers lift 7c
NLRS commentary on Roma Store Sale: Yarding 6000 Change -700 There was a slight decline in supply, with a good yarding of mostly local south west Queensland cattle and the occasional consignment...
View ArticleDrier than normal winter forecast for Southern Australia
A drier than normal winter is forecast for southern mainland Australia, while all areas of the continent are expected to experience a warmer than normal temperatures throughout winter, according to...
View ArticleWeekly rainfall wrap, week ending 27 May 2014
The heaviest falls in the past week were recorded in southern parts of WA, SA, Vic and Tasmania, with totals of 50-150mm were measured. At the start of the week, a cold front crossed the southwest of...
View ArticleFarmers' beef with celebrity fitness trainer over 'ag gag laws'
An open letter written by the Australian Farm Institute to celebrity fitness trainer Michelle Bridges in response to her comments criticising so-called ‘ag-gag laws’ has attracted national media...
View Article$40m financial year loss for AA Co, as seasonal impact bites
THE Australian Agricultural Co just minutes ago announced a net loss after tax of $39.9 million for its financial year ended 31 March 2014, largely attributed to poor seasonal conditions. Managing...
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