Good start to year for live cattle exports

[PORKER]

Good start to year for live cattle exports


Australian live cattle exports began 2006 on a strong note, with shipments during January totalling 55,391 head – a 17% increase on January 2005 levels. Exports increased to Israel, Malaysia and China, while shipments to Indonesia – Australia largest market – eased slightly.

Exports to Indonesia totalled 27,117 during January – 7% below the 29,084 head exported in January 2005. Reports suggest that Indonesian feedlots are running cattle supplies down in anticipation of cheaper cattle prices, as numbers increase with the approaching dry season. Exports to Malaysia totalled 5,455 head for the month, valued at A$820,000, with January's result the highest monthly shipment to Malaysia for the past six months.

Shipments to Israel totalled 17,641 head during January – 69% higher than January 2005 levels and the highest monthly total to that market on record. Israel has been a sporadic market for Australian live cattle exports in recent years, with shipments peaking in 2002 at 47,777 head.

Fremantle was the busiest port for live cattle departures during January, with 33,949 head exported to Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates – the largest monthly exports from Fremantle for five years. At Geraldton, 8,805 head were loaded for Malaysia and Indonesia, while 8,302 head departed from Darwin destined for Indonesia. January also saw 2,835 head exported from Portland to Mexico and 1,500 head sent to Japan from Brisbane.
NOTICE the ABOVE SENTENCE <CATTLE TO MEXICO

 

[PORKER]

January also saw 2,835 head of cattle exported from Portland ,Austrailia to Mexico by boat.
CATTLE TO MEXICO ,what next,Must be walking them across the border into the US. Have you seen any of them yet Econ101 ?

 

[Econ101]

January also saw 2,835 head of cattle exported from Portland ,Austrailia to Mexico by boat.
CATTLE TO MEXICO ,what next,Must be walking them across the border into the US. Have you seen any of them yet Econ101 ?

How am I supposed to know? Do they have a pouch or something?

 

[Econ101]

Porker, the St. Patrick's day parade went on just fine in the most Irish of cities in Texas. Many people were evacuated from the surrounding countryside to the city and the fires were as close to 10 miles from the old homestead. I'll be looking for those pouched cattle. The boys in Hereford might have a better look when they are feeding them.

 

[PORKER]

Econ101, yes those fires are bad, a friend was burnt out of everything including 47 head of cattle and all of his feed in the panhandle. Fences are gone and some of the equipment . I do feel that these live cattle imports of cattle are a major way of bringing disease into the country.May be they sould have RFID and a big A branded on them TOO.

 

[Econ101]

Econ101, yes those fires are bad, a friend was burnt out of everything including 47 head of cattle and all of his feed in the panhandle. Fences are gone and some of the equipment . I do feel that these live cattle imports of cattle are a major way of bringing disease into the country.May be they sould have RFID and a big A branded on them TOO.

I think some others have mentioned that it is an attempt to bring the disease level in the U.S. down to that in other countries so that can not be used as an excuse to stop foreign shipments of beef into the U.S. It is hard to prove these type of allegations without investigations and a competent USDA, of which both are in short supply.