May 1, 2020

• New resources for best practice with Hormone Growth Promotants (HGPs)
• A plan for predators under the National Wild Dog Action Plan
• Coronavirus resources and one questions survey

All the latest COVID-19 information

Cattle Council continues to provide updates on the COVID-19 outbreak through it's online portal at cattlecouncil.com.au/coronavirus

To help better serve producers, we're asking you to take a one questions survey.

There is also an option to provide written feedback. To take the survey, click the button below.

Declare HGPs and protect our markets

Demand for HGP-free beef has increased significantly in recent years, both from domestic and international markets.

Click here for tips to ensure you declare HGPs correctly on National Vendor Declaration (NVDs) to protect market access and avoid penalties.

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PM thanks producers for providing an essential service

"Australian farmers are amazing. They’ve been through a lot over the past few years but they’re getting on with the job of growing food and fibre during this coronavirus crisis.

Our farmers produce enough food to feed 75 million people every year - that’s enough to feed our population three times over. Thank you to all our farmers for everything you’re doing."  -Scott Morrison, Prime Minister

News in brief

National Cabinet has given live export crews an exemption to the 14-day isolation rule when they return to Australia read more

Beef exports to China grew in March, despite the COVID-19 response read more 

A CSIRO study has found adding seaweed to a heard's diet can reduce methane production by up to 98 per cent read more

The latest ABARES Insights report shows 89% of all food eaten by Australians is produced locally read more

182 new base stations have been approved for regional areas under Round 5 of the Federal Government's Mobile Black spot Program read more

AWI's latest podcast ‘A Plan for Predators’ explains what a National Wild Dog Action Plan means for all livestock producers listen here

You can catch up on all the latest beef briefs at cattlecouncil.com.au/beef-brief

Cattle Council has a new phone number (1300 653 038) and asks members and other stakeholders to update their records accordingly.

Media Monitor

Millennials are buying more meat during quarantine - Meat and Poultry, 21 April 2020

Live export cattle prices crash for Indonesia market - ABC Rural, 21 April 2020

When will consumers start returning to restaurants - Meat and Poultry, 28 April 2020

China import demand continues to rise - fleischwirtschaft.com, 28 April 2020

Cattle producers walk rebuilding tightrope - Farm Weekly, 28 April 2020

Red meat restructure talks disrupted but not derailed by coronavirus - Beef Central, 30 April 2020

Chefs come to the party to feed needy; more beef required - AgTrader, 23 April 2020

Rural groups urge banks not to bow to activism - Beef Central, 21 April 2020

Events Calendar

Since March there has been a large increase in online events, such as the Bureau of Meteorology's info session on how to get the best from rain radars. Find out more about upcoming events through the Cattle Council’s events calendar.