Australia trims herd while China's appetite for beef trimmings grows

Vernon Graham
Updated August 6 2019 - 1:45pm, first published June 3 2019 - 1:30pm
CHINA DEMAND: Increasing demand for imported beef in China is helping ease Australia's heavy turn-off of cattle because of ongoing drought.
CHINA DEMAND: Increasing demand for imported beef in China is helping ease Australia's heavy turn-off of cattle because of ongoing drought.

Strong import demand from China is helping sustain Australian beef prices as the ongoing drought continues to prune national cattle numbers.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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