National cattle herd to hit 24 year low

By Robert Herrmann, Mecardo
July 14 2019 - 6:30am
FIGURE 1: The ABS official herd number for June 2018 was higher, driven by Queensland. The NSW herd has fallen to more than a 45 year low.
FIGURE 1: The ABS official herd number for June 2018 was higher, driven by Queensland. The NSW herd has fallen to more than a 45 year low.

OFFICIAL cattle herd numbers were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in April and revealed both surprises and interesting trends. The ABS has pegged the cattle herd at 26.4 million head as at the 30th of June 2018.

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