May 18, 2012
Australian pork producers seeing rise
Driven by favourable local and international demand, Australia's pork production is on the rise.
By 2016/17, consumption of pork meat products in Australia is expected to increase from about 25 kilogrammes a year per person, to 25.6 kilogrammes, Agricultural Minister, Joe Ludwig, said in a statement.
According to reports, producers were keeping up with the demand, partly driven by higher retail prices for beef and lamb.
In 2012/13, demand was expected to rise by one per cent to more than 352,000 tonnes.
Overseas demand was also strong, and there had been an 8% drop in imports since the beginning of the year.
By 2016/17, Mr Ludwig said Australia was likely to export about 36,000 tonnes of pig meat a year.
