Graziers and processors are no longer riding on the sheep’s back, as many look to the domestic goat market to save them from the global pandemic downturn. COVID-19 wreaked havoc on worldwide supply chains, forcing processors to pivot to domestic markets for opportunities. Over the past 12 months, the domestic goat market in Australia has been going from […]
Barry Lloyd is used to chortles when asked about his job, and it’s not only because he works at one of Australia’s largest semen banks. It’s also because his only clients are pigs. Over the course of a day, workers at the SABOR facility in South Australia’s Clare Valley stimulate dozens of boars to completion, yielding litres […]
For more than 20 years, Paul Blacket and his family have successfully fed bush goats in their feedlot, as an addition to their on-farm cereal production, 70 kilometres north of Adelaide. However, in the past 12 months at the River Light Goat Depot just outside Mallala, they have taken on a slightly larger ruminant: Northern Territory buffalo. […]
The differences in food and agriculture standards between the United Kingdom and Australia are emerging as issues of concern in the coming free trade deal. British farmers, environmentalists and consumers fear imports from Australia will compromise the UK’s high animal welfare and food standards. The differences range from the use of hormones to pesticides and more […]
THE flow of Western Australian sheep to the eastern states is expected to slow with improved seasonal and market conditions, with the state’s producers already in flock rebuild mode. And despite recent interstate sale figures leading Meat & Livestock Australia to suggest the WA Merino flock had been “substantially liquidated” by recent west-to-east sales, most […]
In new figures released by The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES, March 2021) the consumption of chicken meat by Australians is forecast to reach 46.4kg per person in 2020-21, making Australian consumers amongst the highest consumers of chicken meat in the world. Providing insights into why Australians’ love their chicken so much […]
SÃO PAULO – JBS S.A. signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Rivalea Holdings Pty. Ltd. and 100% of Oxdale Dairy Enterprise Pty. Ltd. from Singapore-listed food company QAF Limited for $135 million. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) […]
Australia and Korea are working to restore trade in poultry products Korea is currently experiencing an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Millions of birds on poultry farms are being culled. This is limiting the ability of Korean poultry producers to meet domestic demand. In response, Korea has removed import tariffs on imported eggs […]
OPERATIONS are rapidly returning to normal for JBS meat processing plants on either side of the Pacific, following last weekend’s cyber attack and ransom demand that has paralysed the company’s US and Australian businesses. The company’s swift response, robust IT systems and encrypted backup servers had allowed for a rapid recovery, the company said overnight. JBS’s US […]
AUSTRALIA’S sheep flock is expected to rebound to more than 68 million this year as more ewes and ewe lambs are retained for breeding, encouraged by stronger meat and wool prices. Meat and Livestock Australia today said Australia’s sheep flock continues to undergo a significant rebuilding phase and is predicted to grow by 6.3 percent […]
