Northern Beef Industry

The red hot demand for Australian beef that has helped hold cattle prices up against a backdrop of drought-induced offloading has led to a turning point, the release of new Federal Government export data shows.

A focus on profit over production, managing a changing climate and societal awareness of the way food is produced will be the pathway to prosperity for beef operations in North West Queensland, according to one of the latest Nuffield reports.

Winter and early spring offered no reprieve from widespread dry conditions for the majority of Australian cattle producers, who continue to contend with scarce water availability, rising feed costs and growing financial pressure.