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Feedgrain Focus: NSW rain changes game for some
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (867+ words) NORTHERN New South Wales had the closest thing it has seen to general rain in months over this week, and prices have eased accordingly. The falls soaked some districts and missed others entirely, but have generally brightened prospects for areas…...
Cattle on feed numbers lift to new quarterly record in March
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (625+ words) Other states graphed separately at bottom of page. Click on graph for a larger view AUSTRALIAN cattle on feed and feeding capacity numbers continued to surge to new record highs in the March quarter feedlot industry survey released this afternoon....
Feedgrain Focus: Promising forecast sends prices south
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1260+ words) GENERAL rain forecast for coming days for South and eastern Australia's growing areas has seen prices drop in all quoted markets. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast shows at least 25mm for almost all the winter-cropping zone, and at least 15mm for summer-cropping…...
Craig Mostyn Group acquires WA's Patmore Feeds
1+ week, 3+ day ago (344+ words) Patmore Feeds is located at Cuballing in WA's southern wheatbelt and has a production capacity of 180, 000 tonnes per annum in total of pellets for beef cattle, sheep, lambs and pigs. The company primarily supplies livestock producers in Western Australia. "We…...
Truck rollover with tick infested cattle under investigation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (722+ words) A RECENT truck rollover involving tick-infested cattle in Queensland's Tick Free Zone is currently under investigation by the Department of Primary Industries. Beef Central understands the truck had loaded bulls from the Emerald saleyards (in the Tick Infested Zone) and…...
Coalition launches 'rescue our rail' petition for Inland Rail
1+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) Nationals leader Matt Canavan. THE Coalition has launched a "Rescue our Rail" petition, to fight for the reinstatement of the Inland Rail project which was recently scrapped by the Federal Government. Leader of The'Nationals'Matt Canavan said Labor"s decision to…...
Weekly kill: Some Qld grids sharply higher, as supply tightens
1+ week, 5+ day ago (379+ words) FOUR or five key factors appear to be driving a sharp rise in direct consignment grid prices being offered by some Queensland export processors since Friday. Generally speaking, direct consignment cattle activity is slowing down, after some heavy supply pressure…...
Trump flags tariff relief on imported beef, as US retail beef prices spiral
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1066+ words) UNITED States President Donald Trump has flagged temporary removal of tariffs on imported beef as part of measures to rein-in cost of living pressures for US consumers. Like many of his previous policy announcements, the proposed trade access changes announced…...
Additional Interbreed broadribbons planned for Beef 2027 stud cattle event
1+ week, 5+ day ago (397+ words) STUD beef competition at next year's Beef Australia 2027 event in Rockhampton will for the first time include an expanded Interbreed Championship. The new broadribbon divisions will provide Calf and Junior Champions from each breed with the opportunity to compete on…...
Heytesbury acquires Livestock Express fleet in major live export deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1362+ words) ELEVEN livestock vessels have been sold to Heytesbury in a significant transaction that places a major part of Australia's live export supply chain into Australian hands. Heytesbury owner Paul Holmes " Court has confirmed to Beef Central the company has acquired…...