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The greatest demand growth That trend was expected to continue and the Birth Weight EBVs would come from China, it said. benefit for NZ beef suppliers was expected to be improved by a weaker NZ dollar, reversing the 9 Aginnovation grazing NZ might not be able to take full advantage of trend of recent years, the report said. unit 2015 the market because its export volume was likely to be lower than last year, down about 3.6% to Demand for beef in China was exceeding 10 Marketing your 353,000 tonnes of shipped weight. The good the growth in domestic production, leading to hereford stud genetics news was an expected 9.4% lift in FOB value to greater import volume, and that was expected to $6380 a tonne, from $5380/t in 2013-14. continue at least for the next year, it said. NZ is 11 internet solutions app China⬠"!s third-biggest supplier of beef, providing US beef cattle numbers were at record lows, 11% of imports, following Australia (53%) and Diary Dates about 88 million, at the January count and it Uruguay (24%). was unclear if there was any herd rebuilding 3rd - 4th NOVEMBER through the retention of heifers, B+LNZ said. However, Australia⬠"!s⬠"! drought-induced NZH A COUNCIL MEETING A government report in July showed little or no high slaughter levels and low calving rates increase in replacement heifer numbers from in the year to June are expected to result in 12 TH -14TH NOVEMBER July 2012. lower production the coming year. Australia⬠"!s CANTER B URY SHOW, CHC H agriculture forecasting group ABARES expects The US department of Agriculture expects a a 6% fall in beef and veal exports. 22ND NOVEMBER 1% fall in beef production next year, following a NZHA upper north isLAnd 4.5% fall this year. US beef imports have jumped B+LNZ expects the NZ cattle slaughter to fall think tank 15% this year and are expected to rise 1% next to 2.2m in the coming year, from 2.29m in 2013- year. The difference is largely explained by an 14, mainly because of lower cull cow numbers. 26 TH NO V EMBER expected drop in US exports. Copy du e for decemb e r Steer and heifer numbers are expected to fall newsletter B+LNZ⬠"!s report noted the price for lean fresh by smaller amounts but with a higher bull kill beef in the US had risen to record high levels tally. Average kill weights are expected to be 3rd DECEMBER since January this year. While the price for marginally higher. NZHA Lower North Island Thi nk Tank Like us on www.facebook.com/nzherefords Editor: Donna Abbiss, NZHA Megan Ellett, NZHA Assistant Address: PO Box 503, Feilding 4740 Phone: 06 323 0745 Fax: 06 323 3878 Email: hereford@pbbnz.com Website: www.herefords.co.nz www.herefordprime.co.nz COMPILED BY pivot design, PBBNZ ISSN 1177-0961</code></pre> </div> </div> <div id="content-bottom"> <div id="content-bottom2"> <table width="110" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="22%" height="44"><a href=""><img src="images/previous.png" width="26" height="19" id="Image2" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image2','','images/previous2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" /></a></td> <td width="43%"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page1.html">1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page2.html">2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page3.html">3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page4.html">4</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page5.html">5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="page6.html">6</a> </td> <td width="35%"><a href="page2.html"><img src="images/next.png" width="26" height="19" id="Image1" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image1','','images/next2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" /></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right-button"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="page2.html"><img src="images/next_big.png" width="90" height="80" /></a></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>