date:Oct 10, 2018
s annual general meeting next month.
The data shows more than 3.1 million cattle and 6.1 million sheep were processed through the MSA program in 2017-18.
For cattle, that is 43 per cent of the national adult slaughter, an increase of 3pc on the previous year, while for sheep it represented 26pc of the national slaughter.
The average over-the-hooks differential for MSA-accredited young cattle over non-MSA was 21 cents a kilogram.
Sixteen new brands became MSA-licenced, taking the total number