I worked with Inovact to put together this Australian Chicken Meat Federation submission for the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
Key points from the submission:
Key points from the submission:
- chicken meat is the seventh largest agricultural sector and has been growing by at least 4 per cent on average in each decade since the 1950s
- it's second only to the beef industry in terms of total meat production, but in Australia more chicken is consumed than any other type of meat
- the real price of chicken has declined by more than 60 per cent since 1970, while the quality has been increasing, and this is due to high rates of growth in technical efficiency
- Australia is the fifth highest consumer per capita of chicken meat
The industry would like to see governments:
- strengthen quarrantine and biosecurity arrangements to the biosecurity of the industry to reduce the risk of incursions of infectious diseases or other agents that would undermine the industry's health and quality status
- prioritise the work of the agriculture deregulation taskforce where the greatest returns can be realised
- retain the current rural research and development regime to support sustained growth in the medium and long term
- continue developing on-
going close working relationships and support provided by government entities, including through its participation in high level Australian government trade delegations to the priority markets of China and South East Asia
- establish a more transparent feed grain market through a comprehensive reporting system of production and relevant grain stores, in order to facilitate the efficient allocation of this key input to chicken meat production
- ensure a more efficient labour market across the value chain, through increased flexibility and better access to skills, including complementing the domestic skills base through mechanisms such as 457 visas
- provide access for chicken value chain businesses to schemes mitigate the rising costs of energy
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