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28 Oct 2004 | Records tumble in the beef industry
Demand from Asia for beef, along with cheaper feed grain, have helped set a new record for the number of cattle in feedlots. ...... FULL STORY
27 Oct 2004 | Carcase questions delay resumption of US beef exports
It may take until mid 2005 before Japan actually imports much US beef. While Japan has agreed in principle to resume importing US beef, it may be months, not week's before the first shipments actually leave the US. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2004 | Ridley makes excuses, but promises to do better
Australian stockfeed producer Ridley Corp blamed volatile climate patterns, various diseases, politics and commodity and currency volatility as the multiple causes of double digit declines in earnings in all its operating divisions. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2004 | Beef exports hope to hold on to gains in Japan
Australian beef exporters say they are confident of holding a reasonable slice of increased sales to Japan, now that Japan will allow beef imports from the US once again. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2004 | Cattle kings pay over the odds for stations
More than $1 billion in Queensland cattle property sales this year has one agent predicting that prices are overheated. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2004 | Aussie labels aid buffalo meat scam
European Union and German officials are examining the use of false meat labels from Australia on potentially contaminated Indian water buffalo meat. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2004 | Sydney butchers make the switch to cheap and nasty
The NSW Food Authority are investigating more than 50 butcher shops in Sydney and the Hunter Valley over the alleged substitution of beef and lamb with cheaper meats. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2004 | Pork farmers face industry restructure
The pig industry's representative body, Australian Pork Limited is formulating a restructure plan for the billion industry. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2004 | Japan may ratchet beef tariffs to 50 per cent
Japan is considering reintroduction of a so-called "snapback provision", under which the tariff on imported beef would increase from 38.5 per cent to 50 per cent if import levels rise by more than 17 per cent over any one year period. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2004 | Beef exporters missing US quota
Australian beef exporters appear unlikely to fill the quota to the United States this year, even though exports are at record levels. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2004 | Lamb no longer so prime
Lamb prices have taken a tumble from the buoyant levels in the middle of the year, with saleyard values dropping by around 30 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2004 | Pig meat analysis angers pork industry
Pork producers want a review of plans to allow more pork imports. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2004 | Live cattle export numbers slump
Fewer live cattle were exported in August but the value was higher, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported. ...... FULL STORY
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