Australia: cattle on feed figure hits new record

11/12/2018
Australia’s volume of cattle on feed reached a record figure of more than 1.1 million at the end of the third quarter of 2018. New figures from promotions agency Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) show an increase of 6,000 head in feedlots, around 1% of the total, at the end of September compared to the figure at the end of the second quarter of the year, also a record.

In a year marked by prolonged dry conditions in eastern Australia, MLA said, consistently high numbers of cattle on feed “have mitigated the risk of production variability”.