Tag: live Cattle

• Tuesday, May 14th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  Australia planning to end live animals exports; processed lamb and mutton sales overseas booming

  

  Under the influence of animal welfare groups and declining profits, Australia plans to implement legislation to end the export of live animals in some four years time. Under the plan farmers who depend on such a trade will be helped to make the switch to domestic processing, which has turned into a booming success.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  Brazilian ranchers strongly oppose the import of live cattle from neighboring Paraguay

  

  Brazilian meat-packers has asked the agriculture ministry for authorization to import live cattle from Paraguay, bur farmers organizations have strongly criticized the initiative. The request to import live cattle from Paraguay, made by a trade group based in Mato Grosso do Sul, which borders Paraguay, comes as Brazil's cattle availability has fallen in recent months due to strong demand from meat processors.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2018 - 09:22 UTC

  Brazilian judge overturns injunction and allows the export of live cattle

  

  Brazil’s government has won a court decision allowing the export of live cattle, overturning an injunction obtained by an animal rights group, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.