Live cattle export price hits record high in WA as pastoralists celebrate best wet season in years
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AprApril 2021 at 3:30am
Record live export prices are being fetched by Kimberley pastoralists as the season ramps in WA.
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As the live export season ramps up in the north of Western Australia, record prices are being fetched in WA by pastoralists sending cattle to Indonesia.
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A shipment of 3,000 head of cattle is set to leave Broome Port
Record prices come off the back of the best wet season in years
For the first time, Kimberley producers are getting as much as $4.10 per kilo for feeder steers on the first major shipment from Broome Port today, more than double what they were fetching a decade ago.
Australia and Saudi Arabia Resume Livestock Trade After 10 Year Hiatus
A ten-year hiatus on livestock trade between Australia and Saudi Arabia has been broken with the Middle East kingdom now welcoming Australian exports again.
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said on April 7 that Australia has been working with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on the arrangements.
“My department has been working closely with their counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure that these new arrangements meet Saudi Arabia’s requirements and ensure the health and welfare of the exported animals,” Littleproud said.
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) thanked Littleproud for securing the opportunity for the country’s livestock producers.
Jakarta meat sellers strike, Indonesia considers importing Mexican cattle as Australian cattle prices reach record highs
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JanJanuary 2021 at 7:41am
Indonesian meat sellers cannot raise their prices over the government-set ceiling, so have not been able to pass on price rises to customers.
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The Indonesian Government is reportedly looking to Mexico as an alternate source of live cattle, after Australian cattle hit record prices and Jakarta meat sellers go on strike.
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The Indonesian Government is reportedly looking at sourcing live cattle from Mexico
A 30-year cattle trade relationship between Indonesia and Australia in danger of being destroyed
Cattle producers celebrate the end of 2020 with record live export prices and rain
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December has delivered above average rainfall for a lot of northern cattle stations.
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Cattle producers in the Top End of the Northern Territory are ending 2020 on a high with the wet season delivering above-average rainfall in December and cattle prices sitting at record levels.
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Northern Territory cattle stations have received widespread rainfall in December, a far cry from last wet season
The live export price for feeder steers to Indonesia has hit a record $4/kg
One producer said it was important the live export price did not get too high for overseas customers