Southern rain pushes cattle prices to three year high, debate over deforestation, locusts swarm

YOUNG cattle prices are continuing to rise at the saleyards, with the benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator crossing 900c/kg for the first time since 2022.

In this week’s episode of the Week in Beef, we look at how the situation has changed from a mass sell-off of cattle from Victoria and South Australia at the start of the year to producers getting back in the market and pushing prices up.

• Ray White Albury director James Brown gives an update on the season in the south
• We chat about all the updates on deforestation pledges, from supermarket sustainability reports to hides heading to the European Union
• Longreach producer Boyd Webb explains they there is some frustration with the way a locust outbreak has been handled
• Number of the week looks at increasing beef consumption, weight loss in a recent snow storm and upcoming climate reporting