CPA Responds to the Government’s Response to the Senate Inquiry into the Effect of Market Consolidation on the Red Meat Processing Sector

Chair of Cattle Producers Australia (CPA) Dr Paul Wright issued a statement today following the Australian Government’s recent response to the Senate RRATR Committee Second Interim and final reports into ‘The Effect of Market Consolidation on the Red Meat Processing Sector’. Dr Wright acknowledged the Government’s assessment of the Senate Committee Report and their recommendations…

Top-down industry representation needs to change!

Paul Wright - Chair of the Implementation Committee

Emeritus Professor Chris Pollitt visited Dr Paul Wright's property at Taroom, Queensland to discuss the current top-down representation of grass fed cattle transaction levy payers. CPA plans to reverse this by giving the levy payers themselves a voice in the development of the government policies that affect their industry. (Click on photo to watch video)

Cattle Producers Australia opposes Beef Imports into Australia

Cattle Producers Australia (CPA) was alarmed to hear of the recent announcement at Red Meat 2018 in Canberra by MLA Andrew McCallum that an application had been made by the US to import fresh (chilled and frozen) beef product into Australia and added that Japan is already importing some meat products into Australia. CPA recognises…