Industry Top Issues: Market Access

High export certification costs
Non-tariff barriers to trade worth an estimated $3.4bn to the Australian red meat industry
Reduced leverage as a premium provider due to our competitors’ ability to offer lower prices
Lack of industry unity on strategic market access issues.

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Managing Risk across the Red Meat Supply Chain - Stage 1

Apr 8, 2020

Financial markets are volatile, and this volatility impacts the profitability, sustainability and competitive standing of all companies and industries. This Project provides a practical guide ...

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Contemporary chemical lean validation – National Standard for measurement

Apr 10, 2019

Chemical Lean (CL) is defined as the amount of lean red meat compared to the amount of fat in a meat sample. Its determination by an approved method is a mandatory AUS-MEAT requirement for any expor...

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An on-line system to assess beef quality characteristics

Apr 5, 2019

This project evaluated the TenderSpec TM beef classification system for tenderness and marbling. The objectives were to evaluate this U.S. system against Australian cattle to identify tender c...

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Analysis of State-based processing costs

Mar 27, 2019

The objectives of the project were to provide state based red meat (beef) processing costs for NSW and Queensland to support a more detailed understanding of the cost pressures facing red meat proce...

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Cost to Operate and Processing Cost Competitiveness

Mar 20, 2019

This omnibus report combines both the “Cost to Operate” report, released publicly in November 2018, and its companion piece “Processing Cost Competitiveness” &ndash...

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Process Monitoring for the Australian Meat Industry - A Comparative Industry Trial

Feb 20, 2019

This project was a recommendation from a previous AMPC project (2017-1068), which analysed the monitoring procedures in Australia's meat export establishments. The broad objectives of the ...

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Can on-site beef dark cutting evaluation (monitoring) be improved and value-added?

Nov 8, 2018

This project explored glycolytic and sensory quality parameter variation within carcasses graded as dark cutting and compared these to normal carcasses. Dark cutting is problematic and in an effo...

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Analysis of Regulatory and Related Costs in Red Meat Processing

Oct 29, 2018

This project identifies and quantifies the costs that face the red meat processing industry in Australia and compares them with key international competitors the United States, Brazil and Argentina....

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Sensing for Offal Grading and Enablement of Automation

Oct 19, 2018

Since offal inspection requires both internal (excision and/or palpitation) and external (visual) activities, an automated offal inspection station must offer both internal and external inspection m...

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Microbiological food safety and storage life of Australian red meat

Oct 3, 2018

For many years, there has been anecdotal evidence through the international meat trade that Australian meat products excel in food safety and shelf life. This project tracks the historical develo...

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Impact of extended shelf-life of chilled beef into overseas markets

Feb 2, 2018

Australia is a major exporter of vacuum packaged chilled beef (VPCB) to many overseas markets, and China is an increasingly important export destination for Australian VPCB, with enormous potential ...

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Identifying storage thresholds in frozen and chilled red meats

Dec 13, 2017

Red meat (lamb and beef) are important global commodities and as such, industry must deliver safe and quality product to often distant end-users – to do otherwise would incur substantial marke...

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Indonesia and halal certification

Dec 1, 2017

The Halal Law mandates compulsory halal certification across consumable products, including food and beverages, medicines, cosmetics, chemicals and biological products and includes the manufacturing...

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A Feast of Ideas (Chinese Version)

Apr 4, 2017

A Feast of Ideas is an attempt to put issues of sustainability in the red meat industry on the table, and start a conversation with you, and all participants in the industry's supply chain. ...

How are Retailers Overseas Impacting on Processors and Producers through QA Requirements?

Dec 6, 2016

Watch this webinar with guest speaker Dr Leisha Hewitt on how are retailers overseas impacting on processors and producers through QA requirements.

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Wearable Technology for the Red Meat Processing Industry

Jun 20, 2016

This report documents the results of an investigation to determine if red meat processing facilities would benefit from the use of wearable technologies. Wearable technologies offer the abil...

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Impact of Transport to Australia's Distant Markets, with Special Reference to the Chinese Market

May 22, 2016

Australia exports vacuum packed (VP) meat cuts to more than 100 countries, relying on the cold chain during the air or sea voyage to get product to market. The present project followed 200 consignme...

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National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Red Meat Processing Industry Guidelines

Nov 8, 2012

The purpose of these Red Meat Procesing Industry Guidelines is to provide an industry-wide approach towards greenhouse and energy inventory calculations that is consistent with the principles of the...

2020 Environmental Performance Review for the red meat processing industry

Jul 28, 2021

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Industry Top Issues: Market Access

Managing Risk across the Red Meat Supply Chain - Stage 1

Contemporary chemical lean validation – National Standard for measurement

An on-line system to assess beef quality characteristics

Analysis of State-based processing costs

Cost to Operate and Processing Cost Competitiveness

Process Monitoring for the Australian Meat Industry - A Comparative Industry Trial

Can on-site beef dark cutting evaluation (monitoring) be improved and value-added?

Analysis of Regulatory and Related Costs in Red Meat Processing

Sensing for Offal Grading and Enablement of Automation

Microbiological food safety and storage life of Australian red meat

Impact of extended shelf-life of chilled beef into overseas markets

Identifying storage thresholds in frozen and chilled red meats

Indonesia and halal certification

A Feast of Ideas (Chinese Version)

How are Retailers Overseas Impacting on Processors and Producers through QA Requirements?

Wearable Technology for the Red Meat Processing Industry

Impact of Transport to Australia's Distant Markets, with Special Reference to the Chinese Market

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Red Meat Processing Industry Guidelines

Recent reports

2020 Environmental Performance Review for the red meat processing industry

Water reference group - assisting industry in adopting direct planned potable recycled water for use in abattoirs

Salted hide handling system

Covid Vaccination video

Boning room concept design for micro size processing plants – stage 1

Evaluating the socio-economic benefit of the red meat processing industry in regional Australia

Heat Pump Technology Selection Guide

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