IMPORTED Australian 90 CL grinding beef prices into the US have soared to all-time record levels over the past month, driven by global demand for meat protein, a sharp seasonal decline in NZ beef production and favourable currency trends. International competitors have provided increasingly stiff opposition to US customers intent on sourcing lean Australian frozen […]
Generations of Australia’s prime breeding cows are heading to slaughterhouses as a lack of water and feed sees more producers opt to “cash in and get out”. Almost 100,000 female cattle have been sold collectively in New South Wales at saleyards in Scone, Singleton, Tamworth, Gunnedah and Dubbo this year alone. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) […]
A family owned business is playing a leading role in helping to grow Australian beef’s share of the protein snacking market. Within the growing global snack segment, products described as containing protein are growing at a rate of 22 percent, Jim’s Jerky CEO Emily Pullen told the Red Meat 2019 forum on Wednesday. 15 years […]
THE record bull-run in imported 90CL grinding beef prices shows no sign of abating, with the US indicator price climbing to a new record high of A840.6c/kg this week. Prices for cow meat have now lifted a dramatic 217c/kg when measured in Aussie dollar terms since the start of 2019. The 90CL (Chemical Lean) US […]
African swine fever, the disease that has ravaged the global pig population, may be on our doorstep, but Australian butchers, farmers and government agencies are preparing themselves. “They say it’s only a matter of time before it gets here,” says smallgoods producer Felix Gamze from Gamze Smokehouse in Victoria. He refers to the announcement last […]
EIGHT months into his new job as Meat & Livestock Australia managing director and CEO, Jason Strong gave a frank and forthright account of his views on anti-meat activism and the perceived threat to red meat from plant based proteins during last week’s annual general meeting in Tamworth. The Lemontree feedlot invasion took place the week before he started […]
AS AFRICAN swine fever wreaks massive disruption in global protein supply and demand over the next two years, there will be benefits to Australian producers in upward pressure on prices, analysts believe. On the flip side, ASF presents the greatest risk from animal disease Australia has ever faced, although red meat industry leaders feel the […]
Major beef company working with Microsoft partner on IoT trial. Australia’s largest meat processor, JDS Australia, is trialing technology that tracks beef from ‘paddock to plate’. The company, which is a subsidiary of global food processing giant JBS S.A., is using sensors, artificial intelligence and blockchain to provide information about beef provenance and quality. Sydney […]
The Chinese appetite for beef has reached unprecedented levels, with Australian exports to China up 73 per cent on last year, making it our biggest export market for beef. Chinese consumers are prepared to pay hundreds of dollars a kilogram for the right cut of steak from a country they trust, but often don’t get […]
WHILE South American countries continue to flex their muscle in global beef markets Australia holds dear, the United States remains our number one competitor. US overlap with Australia in high-end export markets became even more pronounced through 2019 with their trade deal negotiations and heavy supply having an impact. The US, Brazil and Argentina remain […]
