Processor capacity is becoming a supply-chain variable in its own right

Pressure on Australian processors should be read as a supply-chain-capacity issue, not merely as a question of company margins. In a Meat & Livestock Australia contribution, Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive Tim Ryan describes a combination of tight livestock supply, rising costs, labour constraints, export-certification charges and growing uncertainty in destination markets. This is the industry association’s assessment, not an audited financial account.