Cattle herd numbers plummet

Updated July 2 2021 - 1:47am, first published May 6 2019 - 12:11pm
Cattle numbers down
Cattle numbers down

In the past 12 months alone, the herd has decreased some 7.7 per cent with the percentage of females liquidated at an all-time high.

The latest data shows the Australian cattle herd numbers are at their lowest since the turn of the century. Herd size has been revised down to just over 25 million units. This would come as no surprise with the dry, difficult seasonal conditions nationally the number one contributor. Add to that the losses in the north earlier this year, which are expected to be up towards 700,000 head. In the past 12 months alone, the herd has decreased some 7.7 per cent with the percentage of females liquidated at an all-time high.

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