‘It’s been a long time out in the cold’: Australian farmers on a UK trade deal
by Kate Banville in Townsville from on (#5J5KF)
Some breeders are eager to export more to Britain, but others have their hands full keeping up with domestic demand
Fourth-generation beef producers Josie and Blair Angus have spent a lifetime developing their own branded product and exporting it around the world.
The couple own four properties in Central West Queensland covering 162,000 hectares - an area slightly larger than greater London - and run a 35,000-strong herd of Angus and Belmont Red cattle. They are also in the process of building an export-accredited abattoir handling 50,000 head of cattle a year.
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