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Jon Condon

Brisbane

Publisher at Beef Central

Agricultural journalist specialising in the Australian and global beef industry for the past 33 years

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  • 1 week ago | beefcentral.com | Jon Condon

    THE first stage of the Erasmus family’s Gateway Wagyu enterprise dispersal has been completed, with three mid-North Coast grazing properties sold for a combined $19.7 million, and a large portion of the Wagyu Fullblood and Poll Wagyu herds dispersed to new owners. The Wagyu herd dispersal, with some 1350 cattle involved, represented one of the largest Fullblood sale offerings over seen in Australia.

  • 1 week ago | beefcentral.com | Jon Condon

    AUSTRALIAN beef trade into the United States since Trump’s 3 April (local time) tariff announcements has gotten off to a surprisingly slow start. On Friday, Urner Barry reported Australian/NZ blended cow 90s at a record high US334-338c/lb, FOB port of entry. However that price quote masks the fact that trade volume last week and this morning into the US has been thin. Some offer prices (not sale prices) quoted in industry circles this morning had imported 90s at US350c/lb, and domestic 90s at 380c.

  • 2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | Jon Condon

    “LET’S fasten our seatbelts, because we’re in for a real bumpy ride.”That was the ominous forewarning issued by respected US economist and former US trade negotiator Stephen Olson during an address to this week’s AMIC Meat Processing and Export Conference on the Gold Coast.

  • 2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | Jon Condon

    SOUTH Australian-based Trans Australian Livestock Transport has expanded over the past 26 years, in line with the company’s two largest customers – red meat processors Thomas Foods International and Midfield Group. Combined, the two account for a large portion of Trans Australian’s operations, covering beef, sheep and lambs, and goats.

  • 2 weeks ago | sheepcentral.com | Jon Condon

    HAVING spent time with him on the golf course and around the White House, former Federal Treasurer and US Ambassador Joe Hockey gave a personal insight into the mind of US President Donald Trump during a presentation to an Australian beef industry audience yesterday. The Meat Processing & Export Conference on the Gold Coast is being attended by about 400 industry stakeholders from across Australia and overseas.

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Jon Condon
Jon Condon @Jon_beefcentral
27 Aug 21

South American giant Minerva buys two WA meat processing plants - Beef Central https://t.co/XbobwOQ6KB

Jon Condon
Jon Condon @Jon_beefcentral
5 Mar 21

Sweeping changes, as Teys Australia transitions into new management era - Beef Central https://t.co/aHqPdKtnVp

Jon Condon
Jon Condon @Jon_beefcentral
28 Aug 20

QLD beef plant suspended by China over residue detection - Beef Central https://t.co/EVBuFp3Vhk