http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. The weather was hot and competition was limited at the annual Border Leicester-Merino ewe sale at Kyneton on Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia____for_crossbred_ewes_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT BALLARAT'S new $21 million saleyard will be designed to enable more cattle and lambs to meet consumer eating quality standards. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/australia____million_saleyards_for_ballarat_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australia sent 23,169 tonnes swt of beef to Japan during December 2012, taking the yearly total to 308,537 tonnes swt – 10% below 2011 and the lowest volumes since 2003. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia____less_beef_for_japan_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A WA live exporter has come under pressure over the suspicious death of 65 cattle and a shipment holding pregnant cows, sent to Mauritius. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___a_new_live_export_scandal_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT HORRIFIC images of animal cruelty from overseas that have bombarded Australian televisions since mid last year forced the issue of using pain relief during surgical procedures on-farm into wider debate among producers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___animal_welfare_revolution_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT BIOSECURITY Queensland's "Mr Fixit" Dr Ron Glanville will be on a mission in Central Queensland today in a bid to resolve a dispute that threatens to undermine the State Government's controversial bovine Johne's disease eradication plan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___bjd_being_badly_handled_by_government_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Supermarket giant Coles has angered Australian pig farmers by claiming that all its home brand local and imported pork, ham and bacon products are now sourced from sow stall free farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___coles_on_sow_stalls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AWB’S wheat pools have been downgraded sharply on the back of falling international wheat values. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210113/australia___falling_wheat_prices_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT 2012 will be forever remembered as one of the most challenging for the live export industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___live_cattle_exports_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Carrieton woolgrower John ParnellFROM the bustling metropolis and highbrow fashion houses of Hong Kong to the dusty sheepyards and well-worn shearing shed boards, direct relationships are being forged between budding fashion designers and South Australian woolgrowers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___merino_wool_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT VICTORIAN producers will seek trading rights for sheep vaccinated against Ovine Johne's disease in a review of the new program. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___ojd_and_sheep_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA's pork industry will continue to push for Canadian pork subsidies to be cut, after negotiations raised the issue at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) discussions in Auckland recently. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___pig_men_squealing_again_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Owners and breeders Gavin and Kirrily Iseppi, GK Red Angus, Leafmore, Dalby paraded their 18-month-old son of Red Fine-Line Mulberry 26P, the legendary Canadian sire and a multiple trait leader on the Australian Group Breedplan, at the Sydney Royal for the first time earlier this year and achieved arguably the greatest victory. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271212/australia___red_angus_bulls_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Coles has delivered on its customer commitment to improve animal welfare standards a year ahead of schedule by totally removing caged eggs and sow stall produced pork from its Coles brand product range. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___supermarkets_and_sow_stalls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT HOPES are high for a turn around in the lamb market this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___the_lamb_trade_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT IMITATION appears to be the best form of flattery for Woolworths, with a spokesman confirming the supermarket giant will follow Coles in its move to offer its private label milk at $1 per litre at its service station outlets nationally. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___woolworths_and_coles_on_milk_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australian beef export to Chile increased 12% in 2012, to 16,386 tonnes swt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___beef_for_chile_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australian beef and veal exports to Korea in 2012 totalled 125,956 tonnes swt –down 14% on 2011, but up 1% on 2010 volumes (DAFF). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___beef_for_korea_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australia broke its “hottest day” record this week, and heat waves are becoming more common in Australia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___can_crops_withstand_more_heat_waves_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT PHOSPHORUS is a vital nutrient for northern beef, but getting grazing beef cattle the right amount at the right time has been open to conjecture - until now. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___markeeting_fertilizer_to_beef_men_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT MERINO breeder Robert Mortimer says traditional selection methods are not always the best, writes BRIAN CLANCY. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040113/australia___merino_sheeo_breeding_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The first sales for the new year attracted a moderate number of stock with only just over half of the selling centres commencing operations for 2013 close to 10,000 head of cattle was penned. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___qeensland_cattle_marts_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Throughput at Warrnambool lifted 31% with a mixed yarding of predominately export cattle. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___the_livestock_trade_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Throughput was similar to the usual levels with large numbers yarded at Wodonga, Pakenham and Shepparton. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___the_victorian_cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Victorian lamb supply at markets reported by MLA’s NLRS yarded slightly less lambs compared to the close of last year, totalling 74,104 head. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___the_victorian_lamb_market_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT World beef production next year is expected to be slightly higher, despite declines in major producing countries like the US, according to a USDA report. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/201212/australia____world_beef_production_in__.aspx beefcentral.com Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australia sent 23,169 tonnes swt of beef to Japan during December 2012, taking the yearly total to 308,537 tonnes swt – 10% below 2011 and the lowest volumes since 2003. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140113/australia____less_beef_for_japan_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT FAUX meat, allergen-free foods and yoghurt shops are tipped to be among the biggest food trends of 2013. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___alternative_meats_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australians are being urged to give up meat for a week in March, in an attempt to discourage consumers from buying protein sourced from factory farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140113/australia___animal_rights_imposing_their_views_smoke_pot_for_a_week_but_eat_no_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AS of December 18, AuctionsPlus had listed 241,000 cattle and 1.64 million sheep and lambs since the start of the calendar year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020113/australia___auctionsplus_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AT 31, Dan Wallace is not your average butcher. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/australia___dan_walsh_the_butcher_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A DESIRE to make better use of their centre pivot irrigation, turn over more lambs than on pasture and produce a premium product year-round has been the drive behind the establishment of one of the few accredited grain-fed lamb feedlots in Australia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___feedlot_lambs_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE outlook for the Australian wool market in 2012 was promising. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___great_expectations_in_wool_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT MORE Victorian produce could soon appear on dinner plates in the Middle East. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___middle_east_trade_mission_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT YEA saleyards held the grand opening of its new facilities at its monthly store sale last week – just in time for weaner sale season. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___new_saleyards_at_yea_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT WHEAT prices are expected to fall even further next year, after a significant drop last week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261212/australia___rabobank_got_it_wrong_again_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT SELECTED large lines of Hereford steer calves have smashed throught the 200 cents a kilogram mark on the third day of the western sales. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___ckg_for_hereford_steers_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT ANGUS steers met anticipated demand at the opening of the 2013 Victorian beef weaner sales at Wodonga yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___beef_weaner_sales_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Baillieu government has failed in its legal bid to overturn a ban by the Commonwealth on its plans to return cattle grazing to the Alpine National Park. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___cattle_grazing_ban_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The 150 merino ewes lie in a twisted clump, their fleece charred black by fire that swept through a paddock at Talmo, outside Yass. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/australia___counting_the_cost_of_bush_fires_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Beef, lamb and chicken sales all recorded an eight percentage point drop in ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’ sales compared with last year, while pork fell seven percentage points. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___drop_in_retail_meat_market_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA'S free trade agreement with Malaysia came into effect on January 1, opening up opportunities for exporters and investors across most sectors. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___fta_with_malaysia_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT ONE of WA's largest export markets is still yet to adopt ESCAS-compliance and is already looking at other sources for its livestock. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___live_sheep_to_saudi_arabia_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A REDUCTION in red tape will make it easier for producers to sell meat at farmers markets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/australia___meat_in_farmers_markets_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The building of trade relations with China began in the Whitlam era, when in December 1972, during his first press conference as prime minister, Gough Whitlam announced the Australian Government was to open negotiations with China. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___more_beef_for_china_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT WHAT has been termed the world's most stringent live export regulations came into effect this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___new_live_export_standards_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) yearly cattle summary: http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261212/brazil___warning_to_countries_that_have_banned_imports_of_beef_.aspx MLA.com Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT R.M. WILLIAMS Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH) has quietly spent the past three years becoming the largest player in the Australian organic free-range poultry market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___organic_free_range_poultry_from_rmwilliams_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT 2012 proved to be a record year for Australian beef shipments, with a rapid finish pushing the calendar year total to 963,799 tonnes swt – an increase of 2% on the previous year and just ahead of the previous record set in 2008 (957,482 tonnes swt) (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – DAFF). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___beef_exports_at_an_all_time_high_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ballarat Stock & Station Agents Association president Gerard White welcomed the announcement after the drawn out negotiations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040113/australia___central_victorian_livestock_exchange_cvlx_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT