Tighter turnover profit margins fuel chase for smaller cattle

Shan Goodwin
November 26 2020 - 9:00am
BUSY TIMES: Restocker dominance around the rails has created interesting profit margin trends on cattle trades this year. PHOTO: Lucy Kinbacher
BUSY TIMES: Restocker dominance around the rails has created interesting profit margin trends on cattle trades this year. PHOTO: Lucy Kinbacher

PROFIT margins on turning over cattle have continued to tighten all year as the shift to restocker dominance around the rails took an increasingly firm hold.

Shan Goodwin

Shan Goodwin

National Agriculture Writer - Beef

Shan Goodwin steers ACM’s national coverage of the beef industry. Shan has worked as a journalist for 30 years, the majority of that with agricultural publications. She spent many years as The Land’s North Coast reporter and has visited beef properties and stations throughout the country and overseas. She treats all breeds equally. Contact 0427686187. E: s.goodwin@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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