Australia

Australia's beef exports forecast goes up by 4%

Beef

Drought is forcing farmers to cull their animals and the meat resulted will be pushed to Asian markets.

Posted on Jun 25 ,10:59

Australia's beef exports forecast goes up by 4%

The Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES) have updated the forecast on the beef exports for the 2018/2019 period.
During this time, beef exports could reach 1.15 million tonnes, up by 4% from the previous forecast released in March.
Much of the increased exports will go to Japan and China, ABARES said, countries where Australia enjoys favourable access following the completion of trade agreements in recent years.
Australia has already a 50% market share for Japan's beef imports, totalling 292,364 tonnes delivered in this market in 2017. In China, Australian beef is holding a 17% market share with a volume of 110,059 exported in 2017.
According to ABARES data, farmers in key producing regions around Australia's east coast have been forced to increase slaughtering to a two-year high as the scorching weather dries fields.

 NEWSLETTER - Stay informed with the latest news!

Comments





Similar articles

ROMANIA

Nicolas Coudry Mesny elected as FEFAC President at the 71st General Assembly in Bucharest

Mr Coudry-Mesny, who graduated from ESIAE Business School, holds a Master’s in Food Marketi...


Read more Read more
INTERNATIONAL

Friland grows in half a year with pressure on organic pigs

Friland ensures progress and increases revenue in the first half of 2025/26, which has otherwise ...


Read more Read more
AUSTRALIA

New quarterly turn-off record for Australian feedlots

The National Feedlot Survey has confirmed a new record turn-off from Australian feedlots of over ...


Read more Read more
Websolutions by Angular Software and SpiderClass