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Western Australian Beef Commentary

Western Australian Beef Commentary

Current herd situation in WA

As evident in Figure 1 below, the Western Australian beef cattle herd has been undergoing a growth phase since 2012/13. The total herd has increased 14% between 2013/14 and 2014/15 from 1.97 million head to 2.24 million head. The number of female cattle in the herd has also increased 14% year on year.  Currently the herd is the largest it has been since 2005/06.

Time series illustrating the changes in the size of the WA beef cattle herd between 2005/06 and 2014/15 along with the number of cows and heifers in the flock and the total turn-off. In 2005/06 the total beef herd was 2.28 million. It fell to 2.01 millio
Figure 1 Closing number of beef cattle and number of cows and heifers in the Western Australian herd and total turn-off (slaughter plus live export) by year (Based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), analysed by the Department of Food and Agriculture, WA (DAFWA))

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In this Issue

  1. Summary
  2. Current herd situation in WA
  3. Cattle turn-off and beef production
    1. Cattle slaughter
    2. Beef production
  4. Boxed beef exports
    1. Volume
    2. Value
  5. Live exports
    1. Volume
    2. Value
  6. Market indicators
  7. Competitor analysis - New Zealand
  8. Market analysis - Korea
  9. Weather watch
  10. Appendix
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