MLA Chairman Don Heatley has urged the Australian red meat industry to remain consumer focussed whilst also acknowledging the huge impact the ongoing drought, a record-high Australian dollar and rising grain prices have had on the industry. Speaking at the MLA annual general meeting in Rockhampton today Mr Heatley said "The drought, combined with the meteoric rise in the Australian dollar and continuing high grain prices has lead to an irrevocable change in the cost of producing red meat in Australia."
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