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2024-12-02
Wagyu, Angus premiums softening as consumer spending tightens

Wagyu, Angus premiums softening as consumer spending tightens

THERE has been a further narrowing in feeder premiums for Wagyu, Wagyu cross and Angus cattle over the past month, Elders has noted in its latest December monthly livestock bulletin released yesterday. The trend is associated with a contraction in demand for higher-priced beef items owing to a slowing in the Chinese market, contraction in the food service sector, a shift in buying habits in Japan and cost of living pressures the world over, analyst Richard Koch said in the report.
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2024-08-22
How a US conservation group is painting the full picture of livestock emissions

How a US conservation group is painting the full picture of livestock emissions

A NON-PROFIT science and conservation group in the United States has piqued the interest of the livestock industry across the world by performing one of the most comprehensive studies on livestock emissions. The work on Florida’s Buck Island Ranch looked a range of factors that make up the emissions profile of its cattle operation, with one of its most significant findings being that its grazed land had a lower footprint than ungrazed land.
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