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Outlook for Meat. Bruce Bowen Manager, Agriculture & Food ABARES. Share of livestock production. Farm dependence on livestock. 47%. 54%. 33%. 27%. 56%. 47%. 55%. Sheep flock. Proportion of ewes in flock. Sheep numbers. %. Million. Lamb exports. Other. US. China. kt.
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Outlook for Meat Bruce Bowen Manager, Agriculture & Food ABARES
Farm dependence on livestock 47% 54% 33% 27% 56% 47% 55%
Sheep flock Proportion of ewes in flock Sheep numbers % Million
Lamb exports Other US China kt
Sheep meat prices lamb mutton 2010-11c/kgcwt
Cattle slaughter & prices Slaughter Saleyard price (right axis) 2010-11 c/kgcwt ‘000 head
Beef exports Other Korea US Japan kt
Japanese beef imports Other US Australia kt
Proportion of beef cattle sold for live export northern Australia, 2009-10
Poultry and pig meat Medium term outlook • Lower feed grain prices • Per person consumption of poultry to increase • Pig meat import growth to slow
Summary of outlook • 2011-12: • Saleyard lamb price: ▲ 4% • Saleyard cattle price: ▲ 5% • 2015-16 • Sheep flock ▲ 73 million • Cattle herd ▲ 28.7million