Jason left Murgon State High school on his 16th birthday in 1993 to start work as a “floor boy” in the nearby South Burnett Meat Works. In April 2016, PT Elders Indonesia promoted him to Operations Director of their western standard abattoir, beef distribution business and 8,000 head feedlot in Lampung, southern Sumatera. He takes…
First posted in Central Station. After more than 40 years of terrible prices, it is a delightful change to finally see producers getting a much fairer share of the value of their commodity. For four decades, the attractive margins have always been further down the supply chain with everyone else down the line relying on…
First posted in Central Station Every cattle producer in Australia is no doubt delighted with the sudden rise in prices that began in mid 2014 then really took off through 2015 culminating in $3.90 per kg live being paid for feeders in Darwin during the 15/16 wet season. I started predicting $3 per kg live…
33rd Edition : August 2016. Key Points New Indonesian “policies” to fix retail beef prices BULOG announces that Indian meat has finally arrived Indo Ag Ministry releases new permits of 141,000 for T3 But Indo Trade Minister holds them up pending breeder proposals from importers Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.23 / kg live…
This story was first published on Central Station The featured photo is from a dairy farm in Malaysia. Dairy farmers in Malaysia get about $2.50 per litre for their fresh milk! Fair Trade is a global movement which promotes fairness in trading supply chains and is primarily focused on producers of commodities in areas where…
32nd Edition : July 2016. Key Points Indonesia Director General of Livestock fired Intensive investigations of ESCAS continue in Vietnam New Cambodian abattoir produces first product Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.32 / kg live weight (Rp9,950 = $1AUD) Prices for slaughter cattle have edged up very slightly to about Rp43,000 per kg in…
When the Indonesian government officially permitted the importation of Indian buffalo beef on the 8th of June 2016, it triggered events that will result in a tectonic shift in the Indonesia beef industry with significant but less dramatic impacts in Australia. If the importation of Indian beef had been approved about 3 or 4 years…
31st Edition : June 2016. Key Points Indonesian government approves Indian beef imports Numerous reports of breaches of ESCAS in Vietnam Increased beef imports to China may be helping to push live cattle prices down Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.24 / kg live weight (Rp9,900 = $1AUD) Prices for slaughter cattle…
30th Edition : May 2016. Key Points Indonesian government requests importers hold prices down for Ramadan and Lebaran Ramadan commenced 6th June Chinese slaughter cattle prices sliding First shipment of live cattle to Cambodia due in mid June Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $4.29 / kg live weight (Rp9,800 = $1AUD) Prices for slaughter…
The world is short of beef cattle while very few countries have “spare” land to substantially expand their breeding herds. Brazil is about the only country with the resources to grow 10’s of millions of additional breeders. But that will take a decade or more. Meanwhile global demand continues to rise with China leading the…
29th Edition : April 2016. Key Points Indonesian import permits delayed yet again Appeals commencing over price fixing convictions Chinese Grey trade ex Thailand reopens on the Mekong Softening Australian feeder prices a big relief for all importers Indonesia: Slaughter Steers AUD $4.00 / kg live weight (Rp10,000 = $1AUD) There are plenty of…
Myanmar has by far the largest beef cattle herd in South East Asia with a population in the order of 15 million head to support a human population of about 60 million. This herd represents more than all the other Greater Mekong Region cattle herds put together. Thailand national herd about 5 million. Cambodia 1…
