Australia’s outlook calls for species-specific market planning

ABARES’ September quarterly outlook places Australia’s meat sectors in an uneven environment for 2026–27. The agency expects the value of pig slaughtering to decline by 6% to A$2.0 billion. At the same time, it forecasts a 6% rise in the value of poultry slaughtering, to A$4.4 billion. The contrast shows why “meat” cannot be treated as a single market.