Lamb Processing

Meat processors to mandate video surveillance by 2026

VIDEO surveillance systems will become a mandatory requirement from 2026 under the processing industry’s Australian Animal Welfare Certification System, the Australian Meat Industry Council announced yesterday…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2024

Meat Business Women Australia award finalists named

MEAT Business Women Australia has revealed the finalists in the 2024 One to Watch Award, that aims to amplify the presence and impact of young women in the Australian meat industry…Read More

Sheep Central, March 6, 2024

AMIC launches Migrant Worker Employer Code of Conduct

THE Australian Meat Industry Council has established a Migrant Worker Employer Code of Conduct, in a bid to underscore the red meat industry’s commitment to the fair and ethical treatment of migrant workers…Read More

Sheep Central, March 6, 2024

Processors handle record lamb slaughter in 2023

AUSTRALIA’S sheep meat processors have managed the nation’s highest slaughter of lambs ever in 2023, according to Meat & Livestock Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, February 21, 2024

LambEx feedlot competition entrants inspect their lambs

LAMBS in Australia’s first major sheep meat feedlot competition based on full Meat Standards Australia grading have been processed at Thomas Foods International’s Stawell plant in Victoria…Read More

Terry Sim, February 16, 2024

Tasmanian Quality Meats wins bi-partisan support to stay open

THE battle to keep Tasmania’s only export accredited abattoir open has continued in the state’s parliament with bipartisan support for a motion backing its continued operation despite opposition by the Greens…Read More

Sheep Central, December 13, 2023

Tasmanian Quality Meats fights to avoid 12-month suspension

TASMANIA’S only export-accredited processor of sheep, lambs and surplus calves is fighting a potential 12-month suspension of its export licence, placing at risk about 200 jobs and the processing of 60,000 stock by mid-January…Read More

Sheep Central, December 8, 2023

Can WA processors absorb extra sheep under a live export ban?

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture advice claiming Western Australia’s meat processing sector can “readily absorb” additional sheep numbers if a live export phase out eventuates has been challenged as “total rubbish” by WA sheep industry representatives…Read More

James Nason, December 1, 2023

ABS data shows slaughter up and saleyard values down

THE latest quarterly livestock products data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reflects the drier conditions experienced in many parts of Australia over winter and producers’ response to the forecast El Nino summer…Read More

Sheep Central, November 17, 2023

‘Negative’ lamb skin values hit processors and producers

SHEEP and lamb producers have been charged up to $5 for skin disposal as depressed global enquiry for leather products and low crossbred wool values limits marketing and cost-recovery options for meat processors…Read More

Terry Sim, August 2, 2023

Oceania beef processors poised to capitalise on beef exports

SENSORX Accuro makes meeting export regulations and consumer demands easy, with accurate fat-to-lean ratios, reliable contamination detection and product traceability. ..Read More

Sponsored Content, January 30, 2023

Meat processing research shows good return on investment

A RECENT evaluation of the Australian Meat Processor Corporation’s research and development investments from the 2021-22 financial year indicates the red meat processor R&D body is on track to deliver..Read More

Sheep Central, January 16, 2023

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