Half a century on, red meat’s challenge

By John Carter
December 23 2017 - 4:30am
In 1963 Australians were eating less than three kilograms of chicken a year. Now, 56 years on, we are eating 50kg of chicken a year, a 1666 per cent increase
In 1963 Australians were eating less than three kilograms of chicken a year. Now, 56 years on, we are eating 50kg of chicken a year, a 1666 per cent increase

In 1961, Goulburn Council’s outstanding abattoir manager, Bert Towns, ran a meat marketing conference at Goulburn’s Leidertafel Hall. I was a young Poll Hereford breeder in the audience. The key address was by Jack Shute, chairman of the Australian Meat Board from 1945.

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