Boom in live cattle exports to China
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Boom in live cattle exports to China

Posted by | November 18, 2012 |

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10860750

Demand for New Zealand dairy livestock in China appears to be booming, with more than 38,000 live animals leaving our shores for Chinese pastures last year. And one of the major buyers in China is the New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra.

One of the largest-ever shipments of live dairy cattle will head off on a three-week journey from Timaru to China in the next week, part of a growing trend of New Zealand cattle heading to Asia.

Brokered through South Island livestock company Peter Walsh and Associates, 7200 heifers worth upwards of $12 million are being exported by Australian-based Landmark Global Exports.

Demand for New Zealand dairy livestock in China appears to be booming, with more than 38,000 live animals leaving our shores for Chinese pastures last year.

And one of the major buyers in China is our own – the New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra.

One of the largest-ever shipments of live dairy cattle will head off on a three-week journey from Timaru to China in the next week, part of a growing trend of New Zealand cattle heading to Asia.

Brokered through South Island livestock company Peter Walsh and Associates, 7200 heifers worth upwards of $12 million are being exported by Australian-based Landmark Global Exports.

Eric Broad, Landmark’s national manager, said his company is one of several exporters operating out of NZ.

But Statistics New Zealand data shows 43,517 live cattle worth $112 million were exported from New Zealand in the year to November 2012.

Far and away the biggest recipient was China, which bought 38,232 dairy animals at a value of more than $100 million.

That’s a big increase on the year before; 25,000 animals worth $63 million were exported to China in the year to November 2011.

China has a clear goal to build its dairy industry to meet growing demand from an expanding middle-class.

Waikato dairy farmer Roger Blunt said exporting dairy cattle was “a big business”.

“The market’s very strong and it’s been a lucrative enterprise for farmers involved.”

Full Story : New Zealand Herald

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