Press Release - NBA welcomes new figures which show beef industry~s technical improvements

NBA welcomes new figures which show beef industry~s technical improvements
The National Beef Association (NBA) has welcomed new figures announced by EBLEX, which show beef farmers are getting more efficient at managing their costs on farms.
Kim-Marie Haywood, Director of the NBA, believes the Business Pointers production figures show that there have been good improvements made by producers across the board.
""Reviewing the figures at this early stage clearly indicates that farmers have made great inroads into improving their fixed cost efficiencies and marketing cattle into the right outlets,"" said Kim.
""The figures for finishers show the fruits of the efforts being made by producers to improve their technical performance, helped by initiatives like EBLEX~s Better Returns Programme.
""But to have a sustainable beef industry, every type of enterprise needs to make a profit and that is simply not the case at the moment.
""Farmers are doing their bit to increase efficiency but we would like to see processors and retailers playing a greater part in helping the grassroots producers turn a profit from their enterprises and so support the long-term future of the sector.""
For information: Kim Haywood, NBA Director, 07967 698936.
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All costs quoted are based on liveweight prices.