Beef farmers consistently losing money
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201104/s3201083.htm
Wednesday, 27/04/2011
My argument has also been live exports is not sustainable - its cruel and the public dont want to support it.

But I just had to post it to show how stupid* the MLA and industry is- Their insulting answer is to give farmers biz courses
The farmers know the problem already its YOU guys! MLA

You have no idea about farming live stock . Get out of the way!

A report commissioned by Meat and Livestock Australia shows that for nearly the last decade, most cattle graziers in northern Australia have been unprofitable.

The Beef Situation Analysis report concluded that in six of the last seven years, the average northern beef business posted a loss.

Co-author Terry McCosker says 2009 especially saw the northern beef industry in its worst state since the beef crisis of the 1970s.

"Every cattle producer I've ever spoken to completely agrees with how tough it is to make money in the cattle industry," he said.

"It's due to rising overheads. Overheads have gone up at least 50 per cent in the last 10 years.

"That has created a scale issue, that means properties are now too small, and that in itself is compounding the problems."

In response to the report, Meat and Livestock Australia says it will be rolling out business courses to graziers.

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As most people may have already guessed i come in here olo to register my disgust at the cruelty to our animals.

I just watch channel ten running a doc on the cattle women & men crying that they want the live trade resumed.

Good on Ten for running the footage of the 4 corners doc in the background - not that the public needed any reminders.

These people all know there is a plant up there they could reopen but - no interest.

Why? Because they get a few extra $ sending them to hell on earth.

Then they say they got no place to put them. Ah well let them back out on the flood plains. Now they say - no water- bull.

What they want is blood money & 99% have KNOWN how these animals are treated.

These are not our Aussie farmers that stood at the wharfs screaming about the way their cattle were treated.

Next we look look into the comfortable life of the Lercourts!

Get off the land if u cant open plants your not all broke u grubs!