CPA calls on Government to stand firm on the 481 Grain Fed EU Quota Access

Chair of Cattle Producers Australia (CPA), Dr Paul Wright is calling on Minister Birmingham to stand firm and, in the absence of an interim market access arrangement, say no to any discriminatory allocation of the proposed European Union (EU) changes to the 481 Grain Fed Beef Quota Access which CPA understands has been made. Dr…

CPA Calls for an Option 5: The law of Accord: Structure which follows from Strategy

Cattle Producers Australia (CPA) has lodged a submission which outlines a strategy for a profitable and sustainable future for Australian red meat and livestock industries and a structure that will deliver it. Responding to the Green Paper published by the Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) MoU Review Panel Task Force, CPA presented well validated conclusions,…

ACCC Deputy Chair Mick Keogh discusses Price Transparency at the NT Cattleman’s Conference

Presentation Paper Introduction When discussing the future of global agriculture, it is always tempting to trot out the United Nations forecast of a “70% increase in global food demand by 2050”. This forecast paints a pretty positive picture, from a farmers’ perspective. After half a century of declining real prices for agricultural commodities, it suggests…

Taxing red meat will exacerbate environmental issues including climate change

Chair of Cattle Producers Australia (CPA) Dr Paul Wright rejects outright any proposal from the United Nations to tax red meat consumption. He said “such a proposal would be counter-productive, not only for food production but also for the environment. Beef is a high quality human food protein and includes important micro nutrients essential for…

No progress with whole of supply chain cooperation

The current low cattle prices being realised by producers again demonstrates the need for robust and accountable cattle producer representation at the National level. Reports of near record monthly export tonnage, along with buoyant export beef prices, combined with high domestic wholesale and retail price levels which are threatening to dampen domestic consumer demand, is…