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Australian cattle slaughter rates are high and have been all year

02/10/2014

Slaughter rates may have fallen dramatically in North America in the course of 2014, but in Australia it’s a different story. Livestock industry marketing body Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has said slaughter rates there are “very high” and have been throughout 2014. Across Australia, weekly slaughter is currently running at around 170,000...

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