Supporting your success The Australian and Western Australian Cattle Industry Manus Stockdale – Manager Beef Market & Supply Chain Development Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 14 July 2015

Supporting your success Summary Overview of the Australian Beef Industry The West Australian Beef Industry Distribution Live Exports Beef Processing and Exports

Supporting your success Map with Australian cattle numbers by state Cattle distribution/density map? Australian cattle production

Supporting your success Cattle distribution and density Source:

Supporting your success Australian beef turnoff (2013/14)

Supporting your success Australian beef herd ~ 29 million (head) Domestic consumption 28% Turnoff 10.4 million head (2013/14) Live Export 10% Domestic Slaughter 90% 1 million head 9.4 million head Export (boxed beef) 72% Source: ABS 2013

Supporting your success WA Beef Sector – A Snapshot WA beef herd ~ 2 million (head) Domestic consumption 66% Turnoff 710,000 head (FYE 2014) Live Export 43% Domestic Slaughter 58% 305,000 head 413,000 head Export (boxed beef) 34%

Supporting your success WA Beef Sector (2013/14)

Supporting your success Northern Cattle Tropically adapted Perform better in hot conditions of the region Predominantly Bos Indicus (Brahman and Brahman cross) Genetic improvement and diversity – increasing suitability for quality slaughter markets

Supporting your success Pastoral Production Turnoff Mustering April to November Varies according to season & location Logistics Trucked direct to export depot or to processor, or Held in agricultural region for later export or processing

Supporting your success Southern Cattle British & Euro breeds Predominantly Bos Taurus (Angus, Hereford, Charolais) Adapted to Mediterranean climate of the SW and South Coast High meat quality High weight for age

Supporting your success Agricultural Production Turnoff Calves born in Mar-April Calves are weaned from Mother in Dec Either lot fed or grass finished as yearling (18 months) Domestic slaughter and Live Export Grain finished turnoff Jan- Aug Grass finished turnoff Aug-Jan Live export to Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Russia

Supporting your success Live export in Western Australia

Supporting your success WA Live Export Ports There are five ports in Western Australia that load cattle for live export. Two in the southern WA - Fremantle and Geraldton, One in the Pilbara region - Port Hedland Two in the Kimberly region - Broome and Wyndham. Wyndham Broome Port Hedland Geraldton Fremantle

Supporting your success Live Exports by Port

Supporting your success Live Export Ships There are 25 live export ships that are approved to operate from Australian ports The total capacity of the approved 25 vessels is approximately 124,500 head (dependant on cattle size).

Supporting your success Live Export Ships – Capacities SHIP SHEEP (hd) CATTLE (hd)Length (m) Breadth (Beam) (m)Summer Draft (m) AL MESSILAH75000and AL SHUWAIKH80,000and BADER III70,000and9, BARKLY PEARL 3, BISON EXPRESS 3, DAREEN 6, DEVON EXPRESS 3, FINOLA 2, GHENA15,000and16, GL LAN XIU 2, LINCOLN EXPRESS 2, MAYSORA70,000and9, MURRAY EXPRESS 1, NINE EAGLE 2, OCEAN DROVER75,000or20, OCEAN SWAGMAN25,000or7, PEARL OF PARA 6, SAHIWAL EXPRESS 3, SHORTHORN EXPRESS 3, TORRENS 4, ANGUS EXPRESS 2, BRAHMAN EXPRESS 3, GALLOWAY EXPRESS 4, GANADO EXPRESS 4, GELBRAY EXPRESS 4, OCEAN OUTBACK25,000or6,

Supporting your success Beef processing and exports

Supporting your success Beef processing in WA Processing Sector Currently all the abattoirs are south of Geraldton with the larger export abattoirs in the south west Abattoir under construction in Broome Eight domestic only abattoirs Three major export abattoirs Harvey Beef, V&V Walsh and Western Meat Packers

Beef meat exports* from WA Source: Based on ABS data * Excludes carcasses and half carcasses

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Beef Exports to typical Asian market by Cut Beef Carcass Yield Supporting your success Source: Department of Agriculture Australia

Points of Difference Supporting your success Australia Excellent disease free status (free from foot and mouth, BSE etc) Individual animal traceability (whole of life) through the National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS) Eating quality assurance program guaranteeing tenderness through Meat Standards Australia (MSA) Western Australia Highly capable live export industry with a long history Lower cost of production beef systems in the Kimberley Inherently high quality beef product produced from the south Two diverse production systems that are complementary for turn off Close proximity to South East Asia

Supporting your success Overview Northern pastoral production Advantages Low cost of production Seasonal reliability Proximity to South East Asian markets Disadvantages Distance to processors Southern Agricultural Beef Production Advantages High quality product fitting many beef markets and live cattle markets Disadvantage Moderate to high cost of production Processing Small scale volume compared to Eastern states Relatively high processing costs Short supply chains and opportunity for customer specific products

Supporting your success Thank you Important disclaimer The Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Food and the State of Western Australia accept no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use or release of this information or any part of it. Copyright © Western Australian Agricultural Authority, 2015